Re: [VOTE] Minimum Java Version

As far as I know you can set source level to 1.5 and still compile for
1.4JVMs. All of the generics are backwards compatible. I have looked
through
the build.properties file and I don't think it would me more then a few
changes to it and the build.xml.

Todd



On 5/10/07, Vadim Gritsenko <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Todd Byrne wrote:
> > Why not 1.5?
> >
> > 1.5 feature set is immense.
> >
> > Any compiling reason not to move to at least that?
>
> I know I need Java 1.4 features immediately, so I want to make this switch
> right
> now for Xindice 1.2.
>
> Personally I'd like to avoid jumping to 1.5 without any released Xindice
> version
> in between, so I would suggest going to Java 1.5 in Xindice 1.3 time
> frame.
> However, if you ready to do the leg work, and if you have good arguments
> for
> doing this sooner, you can certainly start discussion about it.
>
> Vadim
>
> > Todd
> > On 5/10/07, *Vadim Gritsenko* < [email protected]
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> >     All,
> >
> >     I propose to set minimum required Java version for Xindice 1.2 and
> >     up to Java
> >     1.4 because:
> >
> >        * 1.3 is already past EOL
> >        * 1.3 has no NIO
> >        * 1.3 is god slow on OS X :)
> >
> >     +1 from me.
> >
> >     Vadim
>
>