Thomas Nielsen wrote:
Daniel John Debrunner wrote:
Seems that it might be possible with this to start using some 1.5
language constructs in Derby's code: those that compile down to
standard byte code. This would be by using -source 1.5 -target 1.4 in
the build.xml files.
Be *very* careful about what 1.5 language features you start using in
your code. It's not as easy as specifying -source 1.5 -target 1.4 to get
a 1.4 compatible class/jar.
If you end up using the "wrong" language constructs in your code, you
will become dependant on additional libraries like Retrowaver (or
similar) that implements the missing features/classes for you.
To be clear I explicitly meant Java language constructs (ie. JLS), not
1.5 new methods or classes. As Bryan said if you could share your
experience that would be helpful.
Dan.
