Apache update to 6.8.1

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ Getting Started
 ---------------
 
 + Make sure you have a [JIRA account](https://issues.apache.org/jira/).
-+ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free).
++ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free). This is not essential, but makes providing patches much easier.
 + If you're planning to implement a new feature it makes sense to discuss your changes on the [dev list](https://commons.apache.org/mail-lists.html) first. This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't considered to be in Apache Commons BCEL's scope.
 + Submit a [Jira Ticket][jira] for your issue, assuming one does not already exist.
   + Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
   + Make sure you fill in the earliest version that you know has the issue.
 + Find the corresponding [repository on GitHub](https://github.com/apache/?query=commons-),
-[fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) and check out your forked repository.
+[fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) and check out your forked repository. If you don't have a GitHub account, you can still clone the Commons repository.
 
 Making Changes
 --------------
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ Additional Resources
 + [General GitHub documentation](https://help.github.com/)
 + [GitHub pull request documentation](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/)
 + [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
-+ `#apache-commons` IRC channel on `irc.freenode.net`
 
 [cla]:https://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas
 [jira]:https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BCEL

NOTICE.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Apache Commons BCEL
-Copyright 2004-2023 The Apache Software Foundation
+Copyright 2004-2024 The Apache Software Foundation
 
 This product includes software developed at
 The Apache Software Foundation (https://www.apache.org/).

README-codespecs.txt

@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ To build this project
 ---------------------
 
 ```
-mvn verify
+mvn -B clean verify
 ```
 
-The `.jar` file is found at, for example, `target/bcel-6.2.0.1.jar`.
+(You may need to add -Drat.skip=true if you have local untracked files.)
+
+The `.jar` file will be found in the target subdirectory at, for example, `target/bcel-6.8.1.jar`.
 
 
 To update to a newer version of the upstream library

README.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Apache Commons BCEL
 [![Java CI](https://github.com/apache/commons-bcel/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/apache/commons-bcel/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
 [![Coverage Status](https://codecov.io/gh/apache/commons-bcel/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/apache/commons-bcel)
 [![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.bcel/bcel/badge.svg?gav=true)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.bcel/bcel/?gav=true)
-[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.bcel/bcel/6.8.0.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.bcel/bcel/6.8.0)
+[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.bcel/bcel/6.8.1.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.bcel/bcel/6.8.1)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/apache/commons-bcel/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/apache/commons-bcel/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-bcel/badge)](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-bcel)
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Documentation
 
 More information can be found on the [Apache Commons BCEL homepage](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel).
 The [Javadoc](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel/apidocs) can be browsed.
-Questions related to the usage of Apache Commons BCEL should be posted to the [user mailing list][ml].
+Questions related to the usage of Apache Commons BCEL should be posted to the [user mailing list](https://commons.apache.org/mail-lists.html).
 
 Getting the latest release
 --------------------------
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Alternatively, you can pull it from  the central Maven repositories:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.apache.bcel</groupId>
   <artifactId>bcel</artifactId>
-  <version>6.8.0</version>
+  <version>6.8.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ Additional Resources
 + [Apache Issue Tracker (JIRA)](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BCEL)
 + [Apache Commons Slack Channel](https://the-asf.slack.com/archives/C60NVB8AD)
 + [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
-+ `#apache-commons` IRC channel on `irc.freenode.org`
 
 Apache Commons Components
 -------------------------

RELEASE-NOTES.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,72 @@
+              Apache Commons BCEL
+              Version 6.8.1
+              RELEASE NOTES
+
+
+INTRODUCTION:
+
+The Apache Commons BCEL team is pleased to announce the release of
+Apache Commons BCEL 6.8.1.
+
+The Byte Code Engineering Library (BCEL) is intended to give users a convenient
+way to analyze, create, and manipulate compiled .class files. Classes are
+represented by objects containing all the symbolic information of the given
+class: methods, fields, and byte code instructions.
+
+Maintenance and bug fix release.
+
+FIXED BUGS:
+===========
+
+o           Replace internal use of StringBuffer with StringBuilder. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o BCEL-370: CONSTANT_Dynamic is not handled in LDC #254. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o           BCELComparator now uses generics. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o           Avoid NullPointerException in ClassGen.BCELComparator#equals() and ClassGen.BCELComparator#hashCode(). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o           Avoid NullPointerException in Constant.BCELComparator#equals() and Constant.BCELComparator#hashCode(). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o           Avoid NullPointerException in Field.BCELComparator#equals() and Field.BCELComparator#hashCode(). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o           Avoid NullPointerException in FieldGen.BCELComparator#equals() and FieldGen.BCELComparator#hashCode(). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o           Avoid NullPointerException in JavaClass.BCELComparator#equals() and JavaClass.BCELComparator#hashCode(). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o           Avoid NullPointerException in Method.BCELComparator#equals() and Method.BCELComparator#hashCode(). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+o           Avoid NullPointerException in MethodGen.BCELComparator#equals() and MethodGen.BCELComparator#hashCode(). Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+CHANGES:
+========
+
+o           Bump GitHub various actions for CI builds. Thanks to Dependabot.
+o           Bump jna.version from 5.13.0 to 5.14.0 #250. Thanks to Dependabot.
+o           Bump org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib from 1.9.21 to 1.9.22 #252. Thanks to Dependabot.
+o           Bump org.apache.commons:commons-exec from 1.3 to 1.4.0 #255. Thanks to Dependabot.
+
+
+Historical list of changes: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcelchanges-report.html
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons BCEL, including instructions on how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons BCEL website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel
+
+Download it from https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel/download_bcel.cgi
+
+Have fun!
+-Apache Commons BCEL team
+
+Feedback
+--------
+
+Open source works best when you give feedback:
+
+    https://commons.apache.org/bcel
+
+Please direct all bug reports to JIRA:
+
+    https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BCEL
+
+Or subscribe to the commons-user mailing list
+
+The Apache Commons Team
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
               Apache Commons BCEL
               Version 6.8.0
               RELEASE NOTES