| Apache CXF 3.3 Release Notes |
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| 1. Overview |
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| The 3.3.x versions of Apache CXF is a significant new version of CXF |
| that provides several new features and enhancements. |
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| New features include: |
| * Support for signing HTTP messages via the HTTP Signature draft spec |
| (https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-cavage-http-signatures) |
| in the cxf-rt-rs-security-http-signature module. |
| * Initial support for Java 11 - CXF has been built and tested with |
| Java 11. It is not using the Java 11 modules, but it can be built |
| and the tests pass with Java 11. |
| * MicroProfile Rest Client v1.2 implementation |
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| Important notes: |
| CXF 3.3.x no longer supports Java 7. You must upgrade to Java 8 or later. |
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| Users are encouraged to review the migration guide at: |
| http://cxf.apache.org/docs/33-migration-guide.html |
| for further information and requirements for upgrading from earlier |
| versions of CXF. |
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| 2. Installation Prerequisites |
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| Before installing Apache CXF, make sure the following products, |
| with the specified versions, are installed on your system: |
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| * Java 8 Development Kit |
| * Apache Maven 3.x to build the samples |
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| 3. Integrating CXF Into Your Application |
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| If you use Maven to build your application, you need merely add |
| appropriate dependencies. See the pom.xml files in the samples. |
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| If you don't use Maven, you'll need to add one or more jars to your |
| classpath. The file lib/WHICH_JARS should help you decide which |
| jars you need. |
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| 4. Building the Samples |
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| 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. |
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| 5. Reporting Problems |
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| 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: |
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| http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF |
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| 6. Migration notes: |
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| See the migration guide at: |
| http://cxf.apache.org/docs/33-migration-guide.html |
| for caveats when upgrading. |