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Re: Mojarra JSF 2.1.x servlet requirement or dependency

From: Jason Lee <jason.d.lee_at_oracle.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:35:43 -0600

JSF 2.1 does not require Servlet 3.0, but JSF 2.2 will.

On 2/8/12 1:27 PM, forums_at_java.net wrote:
> Can anyone tell me how to reconcile this information?
>
> http://javaserverfaces.java.net/nonav/rlnotes/2.1.0/releasenotes.html [1]
>
> says that JSF (Mojarra) 2.1 series depends on a servlet 3.0 container.
>
> But
> http://download.java.net/maven/2/com/sun/faces/jsf-api/2.1.2/jsf-api-2.1.2.pom
>
> [2],
>
> the maven config for JSF (Mojarra) 2.1 (2.1.2, in this case), shows a
> dependency on a servlet 2.5 container
>
> We currently have a sandbox environment set up with a stack that can only
> provide servlet 2.5, and it seems to be working, with some occasional
> hiccups. Are we in for surprises down the line, or is the official
> requirement or dependency different than the actual dependency? In other
> words, is a stack with servlet 2.5 really sufficient for including JSF
> 2.1.x?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh
>
>
> [1] http://javaserverfaces.java.net/nonav/rlnotes/2.1.0/releasenotes.html
> [2]
> http://download.java.net/maven/2/com/sun/faces/jsf-api/2.1.2/jsf-api-2.1.2.pom
>
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