CXF 4.2.0 Release Notes

Overview

The 4.2.0 is our release to feature Jakarta EE 11 support and JDK-17 baseline. For a complete list of new features, API changes, etc... please see the release notes and migration guide. This release has dependency on alpha releases of Undertow project and as such Undertow integration may not be stable.

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Installation Prerequisites

Before installing Apache CXF, make sure the following products,
with the specified versions, are installed on your system:

• Java 17 Development Kit
• Maven 3.9 or later

Java Development Kit

You must install the J2SE Development Kit (JDK) 17.0, which can be downloaded
from:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

After installing the JDK, set or modify the following environment variables:

• JAVA_HOME – set this environment variable
  to point at the root directory of the Java installation.

• PATH – make sure that your PATH includes:
  %JAVA_HOME%\bin (Windows)
  $JAVA_HOME/bin (UNIX)

Building the Samples

Building the samples included in the binary distribution is easy. Change to
the samples directory and follow the build instructions in the README.txt file
included with each sample.

Reporting Problems

If you have any problems or want to send feedback of any kind, please e-mail the
cxf dev list, dev@cxf.apache.org. You can also file issues in JIRA at:

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF

Changelog

For a more detailed view of new features and bug fixes, see the release notes.