Just created: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIVOT-939 to track this first issue.
If other issues should happen related to Java 8, probably it would be good to create a tag for all them (java8 ?) in JIRA. Bye, Sandro 2014-03-21 17:24 GMT+01:00 Sandro Martini <sandro.mart...@gmail.com>: > Hi all, a small update: > using OpenJDK and limit builds to ubuntu server (for Jenkins) all > works :-) ... but with JDK 8 now we get this compile error: > > [javac] > <https://builds.apache.org/job/Pivot-trunk%20on%20Java%208/ws/pivot_trunk/wtk/src/org/apache/pivot/wtk/BrowserApplicationContext.java >>:395: error: cannot find symbol > [javac] JSObject window = > JSObject.getWindow(applicationHostApplet); > [javac] ^ > [javac] symbol: method getWindow(HostApplet) > [javac] location: class JSObject > > could be due to some (new) restriction on JSObject classes ... we have > to make some check. > Let's update. > > Bye, > Sandro > > > > 2014-03-21 13:13 GMT+01:00 Sandro Martini <sandro.mart...@gmail.com>: >> Just for info, this is the issue just opened: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-7485 >> >> Sandro >> >> >> 2014-03-21 12:56 GMT+01:00 Sandro Martini <sandro.mart...@gmail.com>: >>> Hi all, >>> just defined a new Jenkins Job to build our trunk with JDK 8, here: >>> https://builds.apache.org/job/Pivot-trunk%20on%20Java%208/ >>> >>> but currently it's disabled because there isn't available a JDK 8 in >>> Jenkins servers ... I hope to enable it soon. >>> In the meantime I'll ask to Infra to install it. >>> >>> Bye, >>> Sandro >>> >>> >>> 2014-03-20 9:30 GMT+01:00 Sandro Martini <sandro.mart...@gmail.com>: >>>> Hi Roger, >>>> I downloaded it yesterday (it's available now), but didn't tried it. >>>> >>>> I can look at Apache Jenkins and do a new build of Pivot trunk with a >>>> JDK 8 (if available, otherwise ask to Infra to add it) ... >>>> >>>> Lambda expressions could be very useful to simplify some parts of >>>> code, Nashorn (the new and complete JavaScript Scripting engine) could >>>> be great even for us (js scripts now can run even directly from the >>>> command line with a dedicated tool, jjs, other that the usual >>>> jrunscript), etc ... >>>> And JavaFX continues to evolve ... >>>> >>>> Anyway, if someone has some feedback on it, tell us. >>>> >>>> Bye, >>>> Sandro >>>> >>>> 2014-03-19 23:58 GMT+01:00 Roger Whitcomb <roger.whitc...@actian.com>: >>>>> Just got news that JDK 8 is production-ready, and GA will be announced >>>>> next Tuesday, March 25: http://mreinhold.org/blog/jdk8-ga >>>>> >>>>> Just wondered if anyone had tried Pivot using Java 8? I know other major >>>>> projects at Apache (including Maven, Commons, and probably others) have >>>>> been testing pre-production versions... >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> ~Roger >>>>> >>>>>
