On Fri May 15 2009 12:18:59 pm Brian Fox wrote: > I don't think we should go out of our way yet to convert everything to > java5, preserving 1.4 compatibility (essentially 2.0/2.1 compatibility) > should be considered. However if there's a reason, like the checkstyle > update requies java 5, then we should do it and set a prerequisite of maven > 2.2.0.
I don't think setting a prerequisite of 2.2.0 is a good idea. If the plugin will work with 2.0.10 + java 5, then I think we should allow that. I DON'T see many people moving to maven 2.2.x for a while. Dan > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM, nicolas de loof > > <nicolas.del...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I myself have been very conservative about Java updates because I still > > have > > to support Java 1.3 applications. I learned to use Maven with JDK6 and > > target 1.3 environment. > > for this reason I'm +1 with [A] or [B] (depending on the status of > > SNAPSHOT plugins that in some cas include major fix compared to latest > > release) Nicolas > > > > 2009/5/15 Dennis Lundberg <denn...@apache.org> > > > > > Hi > > > > > > Recent discussions about the Checkstyle Plugin has raised the question > > > of requiring Java 5 in Maven Plugins. > > > > > > We will IIUC require Java 5 for Maven 2.2. So when do we start using it > > > in our plugins? > > > > > > [A] We start using it across the board for the next release of every > > > plugin that wants to use Java 5 features or needs a dependency that > > > requires Java 5. > > > > > > [B] The plugins can start using Java 5 features and/or dependencies. It > > > is required that the current trunk of the plugin is released first, > > > targeting Java 1.4. In the announcement for that last Java 1.4 version > > > of the plugin, we inform the users that this is the last version that > > > will be able to run on Java 1.4. > > > > > > [C] The plugins should not use Java 5 features. We can use > > > retrotranslator, or something similar, to handle dependencies that > > > require Java 5. > > > > > > [D] The plugins should not use Java 5 features. We will not update > > > dependencies unless a "-java14" classified artifact is readily > > > available from the developers of any dependencies. > > > > > > > > > If you feel that there are other options we can take, please feel free > > > to put them into the mix. > > > > > > -- > > > Dennis Lundberg > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org -- Daniel Kulp dk...@apache.org http://www.dankulp.com/blog --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org
