fyi, plugin source links - https://opensource.luminis.net/subversion/oss/projects/bundles/trunk/build-plugin/ - https://opensource.luminis.net/subversion/oss/projects/bundles/releases/build-plugin-0.2.0/
are broken. On 5/18/09, Toni Menzel <[email protected]> wrote: > thanks, marcel! > yeah, i would really like to see at least an incremental java 5 > support where possible. Once i can build (;-) i will look into that. > Reason is - i would never have bothered - that the machine runs on Mac > OS X 10.4 which does not even support java 6. (didn't believe it > first, too) > > > On 5/18/09, Marcel Offermans <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello Toni, >> >> On May 18, 2009, at 11:18 , Toni Menzel wrote: >> >>> On the railway, i had a look in the ace codebase, where i encountered >>> the tight java 6 constraint. With no wifi and just java 5 on the spare >>> notebook.. it was a stopper. >> >> Ok, sorry about that. >> >>> So, why is that in general (ace requirement?) and is there a special >>> reason why even basic stuff like the ant bundle-project plugin is >>> class compatible just to java >= 6 ? >> >> There were two reasons (both of which can be debated): >> 1) we had a Java 6 dependency anyway for the Swing client >> 2) Java 5 will be end of lifed by Sun this year anyway >> >> We did not donate 1) so that is no longer that valid. >> There are other parties (such as Apple) providing and supporting Java 5. >> >>> Is the plugin source available yet ? Or is it possible to get a more >>> compatible (lower java versions) build (if possible at all). >> >> Yes, the plugin source is available (for some time now): >> http://opensource.luminis.net/wiki/display/SITE/OSGi+Bundle+Ant+Task >> >> It should build on Java 5. >> >> Greetings, Marcel >> >> > > > -- > Toni Menzel > Independent Software Developer - Looking for new projects! > Professional Profile: http://www.osgify.com > Blog: tonitcom.blogspot.com > [email protected] > http://www.ops4j.org - New Energy for OSS Communities - Open > Participation Software. > -- Toni Menzel Independent Software Developer - Looking for new projects! Professional Profile: http://www.osgify.com Blog: tonitcom.blogspot.com [email protected] http://www.ops4j.org - New Energy for OSS Communities - Open Participation Software.
