preparations for RC3 release

Author: jhoeller

build-spring-framework/resources/changelog.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@ SPRING FRAMEWORK CHANGELOG
 http://www.springsource.org
 
 
+Changes in version 3.0.0.RC3 (2009-12-01)
+-----------------------------------------
+
+* fixed bean definition import via "classpath*:" URLs
+* added chaining-capable "add" method to MutablePropertyValues
+* constructor arguments can be overridden by name in child bean definitions
+* BeanDefinitions return isSingleton()=true by default again, with scope name empty
+* init/destroy methods get processed in the order of declaration at each hierarchy level
+* fixed lookup of LifecycleProcessor bean in a Spring Dynamic Modules environment
+* fixed transaction synchronization setup with TransactionAwareDataSourceProxy involved
+* added support for Hibernate 3.3 RegionFactory cache SPI to LocalSessionFactoryBean
+* mvc:annotation-driven exposes default Validator and ConversionService as top-level beans
+* JSR-303 SpringValidatorAdapter uses field name as first argument (analogous to bind errors)
+
+
 Changes in version 3.0.0.RC2 (2009-11-13)
 -----------------------------------------
 

build-spring-framework/resources/readme.txt

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-SPRING FRAMEWORK 3.0 M4 (August 2009)
--------------------------------------
+SPRING FRAMEWORK 3.0 (December 2009)
+------------------------------------
 http://www.springframework.org
 
 1. INTRODUCTION
 
-This is the fourth milestone of Spring 3.0 which is scheduled for final release in Q3 2009.
-It is nearly feature complete, with only very specific areas still being worked on for RC1.
+Spring Framework 3.0 is the next generation of the Spring: fully Java 5 based,
+EL enabled, REST enabled, and with support for JSR-330 (Dependency Injection)
+and JSR-303 (Bean Validation).
 
 2. RELEASE NOTES
 
-This release comes with complete reference documentation already. Consult the provided
-javadoc for technical details of specific packages and classes.
+This release comes with complete reference documentation. For further details,
+consult the provided javadoc for specific packages and classes.
 
 3. DISTRIBUTION JAR FILES
 
@@ -20,6 +21,6 @@ generations. Furthermore, the jar file names follow bundle repository convention
 
 4. GETTING STARTED
 
-A Getting Started guide is to be provided in time for Spring 3.0 GA. For the time being,
-please consult the blog examples at http://blog.springsource.com as well as the sections
-of interest in the reference documentation.
+Please consult the blog examples at http://blog.springsource.com as well as the sections
+of interest in the reference documentation. Sample applications and related material
+will be provided as separate downloads.