Further discussion on how to modify Dalvik to support Java 7 belongs someplace else, as it is off-topic for this list.
If you are planning on contributing to this work, try the android-contrib Google Group. If not, try the android-discuss Google Group. On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 5:27 AM, al <achim.leub...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Didn't the lawsuit go well for Google? As far as I know, the judgment was > that language syntax and api cannot be patented. Of course, implementing the > new library would be quite some effort. But supporting the new java syntax > should not be such an effort. As far as I know, on bytecode level only > invokedynamic was added and that code is not used by the java compiler (only > by dynamic languages like jruby). So, a quick way to enable the new syntax > features seems to be to > 1) remove the errors & warnings > 2) add an error/warning if invokeDynamic is used > > Alternatively, it might be possible to add an additional build step (or > eclipse builder) to just patch the version number of the class files to > pretend they are java 1.6 class files. > > > Am Mittwoch, 13. Juni 2012 16:36:03 UTC+2 schrieb Daniel Drozdzewski: >> >> It probably won't be supported soon for multitude of reasons. Simply >> set compiler compliance to 1.6 in Eclipse and live without funky Java >> 7 features. >> >> I know, it is not, what you asked for, but features of Java 7 are a >> bit more than the nice way of representing numerals. >> >> Have a look here: >> >> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-418459.html >> >> ... that's quite a lot to port to Dalvik (even when only looking at >> HotSpot and language changes). >> >> Bear in mind that many new things in Java7 are possible specifically >> because the platforms that Java7 addresses have different (much more >> relaxed) constraints compared even to 4 core 1GB RAM mobile device. >> >> For example InvokeDynamic allows JVM to run trully dynamic languages, >> which are high productivity and all that, but cost in terms of >> processing and memory. >> >> Technicalities aside, remember that Google and Oracle only finished >> one big lawsuit. I don't think big G would like to have another one on >> their hands just yet. >> >> >> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 13 June 2012 15:06, bob <b...@coolfone.comze.com> wrote: >> > I'm trying to use this notation in my code: >> > >> > int x = 5_000_000; >> > >> > So, I need Java 1.7. >> > >> > However, I get this error: >> > >> > [2012-06-13 09:01:43 - wall] Android requires compiler compliance level >> > 5.0 >> > or 6.0. Found '1.7' instead. Please use Android Tools > Fix Project >> > Properties. >> > >> > Any thoughts on this? Will 1.7 probably be supported soon? >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Android Developers" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> >> >> >> -- >> Daniel Drozdzewski > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training... At Your Office: http://commonsware.com/training -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
