preparations for RC3 release

build-spring-framework/resources/changelog.txt

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 Changes in version 3.0.0.RC3 (2009-12-01)
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+* prepared for Grails and ROO requirements
+* restored compatibility with Apache CXF
 * 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
+* refined lifecycle processing through introduction of startup/shutdown phases
 * 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)
+* replaced DefaultConversionService with ConversionServiceFactory(Bean)
+* revised FormatterRegistry interface and FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean setup
+* mvc:annotation-driven exposes default Validator and ConversionService as top-level beans
+* mvc:annotation-driven registers applicable HttpMessageConverters by default, if available
+* added interceptors support to mvc namespace, for path-based interceptor mappings
 
 
 Changes in version 3.0.0.RC2 (2009-11-13)