I discussed this with Srikanth and for us the only dependency is Oozie I think. Once Oozie moved to 1.7, we should jump and use the new features that make a lot of boilerplate code go away.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Shwetha GS <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Arun C Murthy <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 11:22 PM > Subject: Dropping support for JDK6 in Apache Hadoop > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > [Apologies for the wide distribution.] > > Dear HBase/Hive/Pig/Oozie communities, > > We, over at Hadoop are considering dropping support for JDK6 this year. > > As you maybe aware we just released hadoop-2.5.0 and are now considering > making the next release i.e. hadoop-2.6.0 the *last* release of Apache > Hadoop which supports JDK6. This means, from hadoop-2.7.0 onwards we will > not support JDK6 anymore and we *may* start relying on JDK7-specific apis. > > Now, the above releases a proposal and we do not want to pull the trigger > without talking to projects downstream - hence the request for you > feedback. > > Please feel free to forward this to other communities you might deem to be > at risk from this too. > > thanks, > Arun > > > -- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, > privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader > of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or > forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately > and delete it from your system. Thank You. > > -- > _____________________________________________________________ > The information contained in this communication is intended solely for the > use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others > authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged > information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified > that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance > on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be > unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your > system. The firm is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission > of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its > receipt. > -- Regards, Venkatesh “Perfection (in design) is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
