First preview build of NLog 2.0 is available

Very experimental first build of NLog from 2.0 branch is available for download. It’s not alpha, beta or even gamma, just a preview of upcoming changes for those adventurous enough to try it out. My primary goal for this preview release is making sure there are no unintended breaking changes.

I would greatly appreciate your help in making sure the code which uses NLog 1.x continues to work with NLog 2.0 (in both source and binary-compatibility situations). Please report any issues as comments under this post.

Summary of changes:

• Entire code base has been ported to C# 3.0, cleaned up and simplified.
• This release has been compiled against the following frameworks:
  • Silverlight 2.0 and 3.0
  • .NET Framework 2.0
  • .NET Framework 3.5 (client and extended profile)
  • .NET Framework 4.0 Release Candidate (client and extended profile)
  • Mono 2.x
  • .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5
• Support for pre-2.0 versions of the .NET Framework and Mono has been removed
• Logging pipeline and extensibility interface (targets, layout renderers, layouts, filters, etc.) has been completely redesigned for better maintainability
• Added support for wrapper layout renderers

Please consult breaking change policy for information about expected behavior. I would like to make sure logging APIs and configuration files continue to work without having to modify your code.

Download sources and binaries from http://nlog.codeplex.com/releases/view/41859
Documentation: http://nlog-project.org/doc/2.0/