I don't have a problem moving to 1.6. I'm using at least 1.6 on Ubuntu and Windows 7.
Landon On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 2:40 AM, <edgar.sol...@web.de> wrote: > even openjdk is already at 1.7.. so we can make it official. we are not > striving to fit in 1.5 anymore? it will be compiled that way still, but as > everyone develops with 1.6+ it might use newer API functionality and therefor > break on jre1.5. > > consensus? > i'd also like to update the wiki/readme accordingly. > > ..ede > > On 10.12.2012 01:08, Stefan Steiniger wrote: >> as long as we run with the OpenJDK version that used on linux/OSGeo >> liveDVD we should be fine. >> >> my 2 cents >> >> Am 09.12.12 04:21, schrieb edgar.sol...@web.de: >>> On 09.12.2012 12:17, edgar.sol...@web.de wrote: >>>> On 09.12.2012 11:32, Michaël Michaud wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>>> just tried to compile with 1.5 and hit several issues. is it consensus >>>>>> that we abandon 1.5 eventually? >>>>> For past releases, I had hard time to check that nobody break java 1.5 >>>>> compatibility, >>>>> and for about one year, I have given up (I now compile with java 1.6 and >>>>> may have >>>>> introduced breaking changes myself). >>>>> I think there were a consensus to abandon java 1.5 for OpenJUMP 1.6. >>>>> >>>>> That said, if there are only a few breaking changes, it may worth the >>>>> effort to make >>>>> it 100% java5 compatible a last time and I'm ready to spend a few hours >>>>> on this issue. >>>>> What do you think ? >>>>> >>>> >>>> if you want to.. go ahead.. i just don't see the point, as i know of no >>>> platform having the jre6 runtime available. btw. 1.6 and jre6 would be a >>>> nice mnemonic ;) >>>> >>> >>> btw. you'd need jre 1.5 to find missing methods and syntax problems, but >>> eventually we compile with 1.6 and 1.5 compatibility, sometimes simply >>> catching and ignoring NoSuchMethodErrors (see AboutDialog). >>> >>> ..ede >>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
