Re: [gui-dev] Sun Java 1.5 Update 1, no more a beta!

Philippe Verdy wrote:

>Sam Berlin <[email protected]> a écrit : 
>  
>
>>The most prominent features of 1.5 are changes in the language spec,
>>such as the addition of templates, autoboxing of native types, enums,
>>etc... 
>>we can't make use of those until a version of 1.5 is available on all
>>OS's, so that everyone can continue to compile LimeWire.
>>    
>>
>
>What is unfortunate is that most of the additions in the Java 1.5
>language could have been retrofitted to work with the Java 1.4 VM.
>
Wasn't that done because of the jvm class-sharing?  Afaik only 1.5 
bytecode can be shared between jvms.

If 1.5-compiled desktop applications become widespread, we could provide 
a version of limewire with 1.5 bytecode.  Some things like the xerces 
libraries are probably shared by 90% of java apps out there :)  Then 
again, there are probably many small desktop software vendors thinking 
"if Limewire starts offering 1.5 version, we'll start offering one too" 
so its a chicken-and-egg situation :-/
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