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= 2.6.1 (2016-06-05)

This is the eleventh GA release.
It is primarily a bugfix release.
More details on the fixes are itemized below.

Note that subsequent to the 2.6 release a minor source incompatibility was found due to the addition of new methods to the `Logger` interface.
If you have code that does:

[source,java]
----
logger.error(null, “This is the log message”, throwable);
----

or similar with any log level you will get a compiler error saying the reference is ambiguous.
To correct this either do:

[source,java]
----
logger.error(“This is the log message”, throwable);
----

or

[source,java]
----
logger.error((Marker) null, “This is the log message”, throwable);
----

Log4j 2.6.1 maintains binary compatibility with previous releases.

Log4j 2.6.1 requires a minimum of Java 7 to build and run.
Log4j 2.3 was the last release that supported Java 6.

Basic compatibility with Log4j 1.x is provided through the `log4j-1.2-api` component, however it does
not implement some of the very implementation specific classes and methods.
The package names and Maven `groupId` have been changed to `org.apache.logging.log4j` to avoid any conflicts with Log4j 1.x.

For complete information on Apache Log4j 2, including instructions on how to submit bug reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/[the Apache Log4j 2 website].


[#release-notes-2-6-1-added]
=== Added

* Added documentation about plugin builders compared to factories. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1411[LOG4J2-1411])

[#release-notes-2-6-1-changed]
=== Changed

* (GC) CSV layouts should not create a new CSVPrinter for each log event. Requires Apache Commons CSV 1.4. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1385[LOG4J2-1385])
* Update liquibase-core from 3.4.2 to 3.5.1. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1398[LOG4J2-1398])
* Update Apache Commons CSV from 1.3 to 1.4. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1399[LOG4J2-1399])

[#release-notes-2-6-1-fixed]
=== Fixed

* Changed RenameAction to use java.nio to better report rename failures. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1032[LOG4J2-1032])
* Logger cache now accounts for message factory. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1180[LOG4J2-1180])
* Fixed minor issues with the 2.6 website. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1394[LOG4J2-1394])
* Fix regression in properties configuration to support arbitrary component ids. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1402[LOG4J2-1402])
* OnStartupTriggeringPolicy was forcing a rollover of empty files at startup and would append a second footer that was added by the prior shutdown. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1405[LOG4J2-1405])
* Fixed bug in ReusableParameterizedMessage where Throwable was never updated so first error was logged over and over again and subsequent errors were not logged. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1406[LOG4J2-1406])
* Fixed misleading WARN log events from Log4j about message factories and unexpected formatting. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1407[LOG4J2-1407])
* Added the module log4j-liquibase to BOM POM. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1408[LOG4J2-1408])
* Fixed ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException that may occur in ReusableParameterizedMessage. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1409[LOG4J2-1409])
* Add filter and remove filter were not working properly in AbstractFilterable. (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-997[LOG4J2-997])
