> And let's also move trunk to Java 8 then. > > My suggestion is either: > - Backport all Java 8 changes from trunk to 4.x (and reassign fix versions to > 4.8)
Of course, backport Java 7 changes . :-) > - Or re-branch trunk to branch_4x, incorporating *all* changes from trunk (so > "svn rm branch_4x; svn cp trunk branch_4x") > > It depends on how much work this is and which issues are affected. > > We should decide this and not hurry any heavy commits. > > ----- > Uwe Schindler > H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen > http://www.thetaphi.de > eMail: u...@thetaphi.de > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Muir [mailto:rcm...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 2:38 PM > > To: dev@lucene.apache.org > > Subject: Re: Release Lucene 5? > > > > +1, thats the right solution. > > > > On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Uwe Schindler <u...@thetaphi.de> wrote: > > > Ok, then let’s release 4.8 using Java 7 as minimum requirement! Both > > > is fine to me. I just want Java 6 go away! > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > > Uwe Schindler > > > > > > H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen > > > > > > http://www.thetaphi.de > > > > > > eMail: u...@thetaphi.de > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Robert Muir [mailto:rcm...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 1:35 PM > > > To: dev@lucene.apache.org > > > Subject: Re: Release Lucene 5? > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, but I disagree. We shouldn't release a new major version for > > > arbitrary reasons. Meanwhile the 4.x releases keep getting better, > > > maybe it could go to 4.12 or 4.15 before 4.x runs out of steam. > > > > > > On Mar 8, 2014 6:27 AM, "Uwe Schindler" <u...@thetaphi.de> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Java 8 will get released (hopefully, but I trust the release plan!) > > > on March 18, 2014. Because of this, lots of developers will move to > > > Java 8, too. This makes maintaining 3 versions for developing Lucene > > > 4.x not easy anymore (unless you have cool JAVA_HOME "cmd" launcher > > > scriptsusing StEXBar available for your Windows Explorer - or > > > similar stuff in > > Linux). > > > > > > I think we should release Lucene 5 with Java 7 as minimum > > > requirement quite soon - I could act as release manager. > > > Unfortunately we have not many new features (as most stuff was > > > backported, breaking backwards compatibility), but we should really > > > work on releasing it. In my opinion, Java 7 minimum requirement is a > > > good reason for a major version bump. I don't think we should add > another 4.x release series! > > > I would prefer to move branch_4x to the attic and disable its > > > Jenkins builds. This would also allow to remove support for crazy > > > JRockit, because > > there is no longer JRockit for Java 7. > > > > > > Uwe > > > > > > ----- > > > Uwe Schindler > > > H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen http://www.thetaphi.de > > > eMail: u...@thetaphi.de > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For > > > additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@lucene.apache.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional > > commands, e-mail: dev-h...@lucene.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@lucene.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@lucene.apache.org