compile to java 5 target bytecode, server side GWT(?)

Hi, I need to deploy a gwt application on an infrastrutture running java5 jvm(s) :-( I have read that, starting from gwt 2.5, gwt libs have been compiled with a java6 bytecode target. My question is.. Has anyone tried to compile newer GWT versions (2.5,2.6,2.7), server side libs, with a java5 tar

Re: compile to java 5 target bytecode, server side GWT(?)

It's not possible because compiling with target doesn't ensure that will work. For example, if the class A is new in Java 7 and it's used in the class B in GWT 2.7, B will not work on JRE 5 and 6. You may try to use backporting tools if you want

Re: compile to java 5 target bytecode, server side GWT(?)

Thankyou, These backporting tools look interesting, wikipedia states that they convert java5->java4,3 I nave not found java6->java5 translator. I'll try them. Has anyone tried this yet? Just an idea, and just for curiosity, using a Gwt 2.7/2.6 application with 2.4 libs on the backend.. Is goin

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Re: compile to java 5 target bytecode, server side GWT(?)

> > Just an idea, and just for curiosity, using a Gwt 2.7/2.6 application with > 2.4 libs on the backend.. Is going to work? If you use GWT-RPC then most likely not. GWT-RPC has a version number and it is likely that the version has been incremented between GWT 2.4 and 2.6/7. So you must use

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