Howdy, I'm neutral on requiring 1.4, but I'm curious about your server: the same code requires much more memory running on JDK 1.4 than it does on JDK 1.3 or earlier? Do you know why?
Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Paul Libbrecht [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:45 PM >To: Jakarta Commons Developers List >Subject: Re: Moving up to JVM 1.4+ > >Our current server (ActiveMath) is blocked entirely by JDK 1.4: it's a >server with slightly too heavy memory requirements and the result is... >OutOfMemoryError on most Unix-VMs if in JDK 1.4. (especially true on >MacOSX, very frequent on Sun and Blackdown's on Linux). >Hence the wish not to depend on this for libraries that we would take. > >However, I wouldn't object the build of a jakarta-commons component to >require JDK 1.4. > >Paul > > > >On 30-Dec-03, at 18:06 Uhr, Noel J. Bergman wrote: > >>> This has come up in regards to using some of java.nio in Commons/Net >>> also. >>> I say we leave the last release as 1.1 compatible and move on to using >>> 1.4+ for new versions. >> >> Personally, I use JVM 1.4+, myself. However, everytime we do a survey >> on >> server-user, we get emphatic feedback from our users to preserve >> support for >> JVM 1.3.1. Before dropping support for pre-1.4 systems, perhaps it >> would be >> a good idea to raise the question on the user list? >> >> There are also ways to support pre-1.4 while still gaining the >> advantage of >> 1.4+ systems when available. >> >> --- Noel >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
