Apache Karaf 2.2.3 Released!

The Apache Karaf team is pleased to announce the availability of Apache Karaf 2.2.3.

This release of Apache Karaf is based off of the 2.2.x series branch, representing an update to Apache Karaf 2.2.2. It contains bug fixes identified in the prior release, and introduces improvements including; Optional JDK 7 support, a spring-jms feature, and a macro allowing users to identify the contents of a specific config file. Several dependencies were also updated, bringing Jetty to version 7.4.5.v20110725, Eclipse Equinox to 3.6.2.R36x_v20110210, and Pax web to 1.0.6.

To help make the transition from Apache Karaf 2.2.0/2.2.1/2.2.2 to 2.2.3 easier I've put together a table of changed dependencies:

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Karaf Version	2.2.0	2.2.1	2.2.2	2.2.3
aopalliance.bundle.version	1.0_4	1.0_5	1.0_5	1.0_5
asm.bundle.version	3.3_1	3.3_2	3.3_2	3.3_2
cglib.bundle.version	2.1_3_6	2.1_3_7	2.1_3_7	2.1_3_7
commons-codec.bundle.version	1.3_3	1.3_4	1.3_4	1.3_4
commons-collections.bundle.version	3.2.1_1	3.2.1_2	3.2.1_2	3.2.1_2
commons-lang.bundle.version	2.4_4	2.4_5	2.4_5	2.4_5
jasypt.bundle.version	1.7_1	1.7_3	1.7_3	1.7_3
jetty.version	7.2.2 .v20101205	7.3.1 .v20110307	7.4.2 .v20110526	7.4.5 .v20110725
junit.bundle.version	4.7_2	4.7_3	4.7_3	4.7_3
equinox.version	3.6.0 .v20100517	3.6.0 .v20100517	3.6.0 .v20100517	3.6.2 .R36x_v20110210
felix.framework.version	3.0.8	3.0.9	3.0.9	3.0.9
felix.eventadmin.version	1.2.8	1.2.10	1.2.12	1.2.12
aries.blueprint.version	0.3	0.3.1	0.3.1	0.3.1
pax.exam.version	1.2.3	1.2.4	1.2.4	1.2.4
pax.logging.version	1.6.0	1.6.2	1.6.3	1.6.3
pax.runner.version	1.5.0	1.6.1	1.6.1	1.6.2
pax.url.version	1.2.5	1.2.6	1.2.7	1.2.8
pax.web.version	1.0.1	1.0.3	1.0.4	1.0.6

For more information please see the release notes.

As discussed in my prior Apache Karaf 2.2.3 preparation post, I enjoyed listening to Joel Plaskett albums throughout the release process and was delighted to try the Chateau Roc de Bernon Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion 2006 once the release was complete. Now, sadly, I find my carafe empty... luckily Karaf 3.0.0 is now much closer to release time :)