[android-porting] Re: Is Java JDK 1.6 official supported for Android SDK 1.6

2009-10-01 Thread தங்கமணி அருண்
i think..java SDK runs on JVM and Android SDK 1.6 runs on DVM(Dalvik virtual machine)..that too designed to build on Eclipse IDE.. 2009/10/1 f c > > Quick question. Is there any reason why we should not use Java SDK 1.6 > for building Android SDK 1.6? > > > > -- அன்புடன் அருண் -

[android-porting] Re: Is Java JDK 1.6 official supported for Android SDK 1.6

2009-10-01 Thread Jean-Baptiste Queru
Because it's possible to write code that compiles with Java 1.6 but not with Java 1.5 (even with the -source option), and because of some obscure issues of compatibility and availability of Java 1.5 between desktop operating systems, the Android source code can currently only be compiled with Java

[android-porting] Re: Is Java JDK 1.6 official supported for Android SDK 1.6

2009-10-02 Thread mvniekerk
I'm also chiming in on this one. To download the JDK 5 version is no longer possible on the Sun website, EOL. Ubuntu as of 9.10 won't ship with JDK 5 any longer. As you can tell, this will create an issue. On Oct 1, 7:00 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru wrote: > Because it's possible to write code that

[android-porting] Re: Is Java JDK 1.6 official supported for Android SDK 1.6

2009-10-02 Thread Jean-Baptiste Queru
There's an ongoing community effort to resolve that issue. JBQ On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:18 AM, mvniekerk wrote: > > I'm also chiming in on this one. > > To download the JDK 5 version is no longer possible on the Sun > website, EOL. Ubuntu as of 9.10 won't ship with JDK 5 any longer. As > you ca