In message <200909021728.n82hsted001...@d06av04.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com>, Mark Hindess writes: > > In message <4a9e6944.9080...@gmail.com>, Tim Ellison writes: > > > > On 01/Sep/2009 08:30, Mark Hindess wrote: > > > > > > There was some agreement that we should create a 6.0 milestone so I'm > > > going to begin a vote. If anyone feels that three days isn't enough > > > time to complete testing then please just ask for more time. > > > > > > I have created a signed source archive for this revision and made it > > > available at: > > > > > > http://people.apache.org/~hindessm/6.0m1/ > > > > > > Please test these artifacts and then vote for declaring these source > > > archives as 6.0 milestone 1, and opening up the remaining frozen > > > code trees for general development once again. > > > > > > This vote will be open for at least 3 days, or until all binding > > > votes have been cast (if earlier). > > > > > > If the vote is successful, binary builds from that level will be > > > made available on the download page. > > > > How is this going to work if the DRLVM cannot load class files > > compiled for 1.6 ?! See HARMONY-6317 > > It will load some class files compiled for 1.6. For instance, if I > compile classlib with hy.javac.{source,target}=1.6 then it runs eclipse. > > Do you think we should hold off releasing any 6.0 milestones until the > VM supports all 1.6 features? If no one is planning to implement these > we might not make any 6.0 releases for a rather long time and so the 6.0 > classlib code wont get released/exercised? > > I'm fine if we decide not to make a release now but we should decide > exactly what the "must have" features are for milestone 1.
I've just checked a SwingSet2.jar from Sun 1.6.0_16-b01 (linux/x86) and it works for me on a build based on these source artifacts. Regards, Mark.
