Release notes

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk@1831402 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

CHANGES

@@ -4,8 +4,27 @@ Change Log
 The following log records some of the most important changes.
 Bug fixing is an ongoing task, so it is implied in all sub-releases.
 
-1.8 -> 1.9pre
--------------
+1.9 -> 1.10pre
+--------------
+
+BATIK-906: Should never use Error to report runtime errors
+BATIK-1123: Missing import of ImportInfo class
+BATIK-1125: Rasterizer fails with base64 embedded png
+BATIK-1140: Show line numbers on exception
+BATIK-1142: Remove e.printStackTrace for BridgeException in SVGAbstractTranscoder
+BATIK-1157: Wrong value for default JPEG quality in documentation
+BATIK-1170: Incorrect ColorConvertOp alpha handling breaks masking
+BATIK-1196: Run batik tests from junit
+BATIK-1197: Make jython and rhino optional
+BATIK-1198: TIFF transcoder looks for invalid class name for its WriteAdapter
+BATIK-1200: ImagingOpException: Unable to transform src image
+BATIK-1204: Remove hashtable
+BATIK-1212: Show real error on URL failure
+BATIK-1216: Compile error on Java 10
+BATIK-1222: Only call DOMImplementation in deserialization
+
+1.8 -> 1.9
+----------
 
 - Maven build support
 - Java 6 or later is minimum runtime required

NOTICE

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Apache Batik
-Copyright 1999-2017 The Apache Software Foundation
+Copyright 1999-2018 The Apache Software Foundation
 
 This product includes software developed at
 The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).

build.xml

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ To display the available targets type:
     </tstamp>
     <property name="Project"            value="Apache Batik" />
     <property name="project"            value="batik" />
-    <property name="year"               value="2017" />
+    <property name="year"               value="2018" />
     <property name="version"            value="svn-trunk" />
     <property name="revisionType"       value="" />
     <property name="revisionNumber"     value="" />