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Re: REVIEW REQUESTED: GlassFish v3 Release Notes

From: Anissa Lam <Anissa.Lam_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:05:38 -0800

Hi Gail,

Following is my comment for the release notes.  Most of that applies to the Known Issues section.
This  section really needs the initial evaluator to confirm for you that the issue still exists,  especially those filed many months ago.  I commented on a few which i know or  i can try that out myself.   But there are still quite a few that needs to be looked at by others.

pg 11. Update Tool Integration
This tool provides automated updates, and facilitates managing add-on components
and related applications that are available for extending Enterprise Server v3 functions.

UpdateTool in admin console will NOT provide updates.  It allows you to install additional components, which will then be available after server restart.   Installed Components and available updates will be provided for "view" only.   User cannot update or remove any components when server is running.  Thus , this operation cannot be preformed in Admin Console.   Even if using the standalone updatetool,  server must be stopped for this operation.

pg 12.  Support for Scripting Languages

-   jMaki: A framework for creating Ajax web applications
Support for these scripting languages is provided by components that are available through
Update Tool.

I don't think there is any component specific for jMaki.   Please confirm with other developer.

- pg 12.  Enhancements to the appclient Utility

The -targetserver option is added to enable the server and port number of the target to be
specified.


The above applies to cluster profile in v2,  I think this sentence should be removed.  

-pg 21 Known Issues

It seems that a few of the older issues has been fixed.  You may want to confirm that.
Here is a few that i can no longer reproduce and could be removed.

pg 23.   [JDK_Issue] Warnings in server.log during clicks in the Administration Console GUI on
deployed samples (Issue 7206)

I have tried many applications including the 2 attached in the issue.  No longer see this warning.

pg 24.  [JDK_Issue] Null pointer exception on server restart (Issue 8299)
I don't think this issue still exists.   I never see this when i tested out restart feature in GUI.

pg 24. Load average climbs to 2 or 3 every few days and stays there until Enterprise Server is restarted.
For more information, see Issue report (http://glassfish.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=6819).

This issue is filed against  9.1peur2.   Is this really an issue with v3 now ?   
Workaround tells user to add a JAR to classpath-prefix in domain.xml,   where classpath-prefix is not even supported in v3.

pg 25.  At startup, Enterprise Server throws a null pointer exception.
 see Issue report (http://glassfish.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=9472).

I haven't seen an NPE during startup for a long time,  is this still an issue  now ?

pg. 26.  The command does not check that domain is not running (Issue 6196)
I believe this has been fixed, and should be removed from the release note.

I feel that there should be some 'separator' or 'heading' or  more spaces after the Workaround and the Description of the next issue.    The current layout gives me a feeling that Workaround continues until the Description section.  

thanks
Anissa

Gail Risdal wrote:
Hello,

The GlassFish v3 Release Notes are available for final review:
http://wiki.glassfish.java.net/Wiki.jsp?page=ReleaseNotes

Please review this document and return your comments to me no later than COB Monday, December 7. Sooner would be even better.

Given the schedule, your comments should focus on changes that must be made for the GlassFish v3 release. Enhancements must wait until later.

If something must be changed or added, please provide the exact content, description, location, URL, etc. I won't have time to search for it or do a lot of follow up.

Thanks in advance,
Gail