Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-10 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
Tim Ellison wrote: Magnusson, Geir wrote: Why? We have Sun and Eclipse with a wrapper-thingy, right? Not yet we don't -- if people are comfortable with the idea then let me have a play to see what is required and get back to the list. Ok - since the current version of eclipse works the way

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-10 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
Etienne Gagnon wrote: Tim Ellison wrote: my point is that we could hack the Eclipse batch compiler to make it do something it is not meant to do (source=1.5 target=1.4). If we get burnt then we'll have nobody to complain to ;-) ... As it stands we have no option to use the Eclipse batch compi

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-06 Thread bootjvm
it will happen pretty much of its own accord. Dan Lydick > [Original Message] > From: George Harley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 4/5/06 7:29:11 AM > Subject: Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler > > Hi, > > Using the Sun 5.0 javac with the &quo

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Tim Ellison
Magnusson, Geir wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:54 AM >> To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org >> Subject: Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler >> >> Mikhail

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Tim Ellison
Etienne Gagnon wrote: > Magnusson, Geir wrote: >> Maybe you could tell them about "source=1.5 target=jsr14" given that's >> the behavior of the Sun's. > > Of course, pushing the patch upstream has precedence on my previous > solution. How silly of me not to have suggested that first! I wouldn't

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Tim Ellison
Yes, that would work. Regards, Tim Etienne Gagnon wrote: > Tim Ellison wrote: >> my point is that we could hack the Eclipse batch compiler to make it do >> something it is not meant to do (source=1.5 target=1.4). If we get >> burnt then we'll have nobody to complain to ;-) >> ... >> As it stands

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Etienne Gagnon
Magnusson, Geir wrote: > Maybe you could tell them about "source=1.5 target=jsr14" given that's > the behavior of the Sun's. Of course, pushing the patch upstream has precedence on my previous solution. How silly of me not to have suggested that first! Etienne -- Etienne M. Gagnon, Ph.D.

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Etienne Gagnon
Tim Ellison wrote: > my point is that we could hack the Eclipse batch compiler to make it do > something it is not meant to do (source=1.5 target=1.4). If we get > burnt then we'll have nobody to complain to ;-) > ... > As it stands we have no option to use the Eclipse batch compiler > (without tw

RE: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Magnusson, Geir
> -Original Message- > From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:54 AM > To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler > > Mikhail Loenko wrote: > > 2006/4/5, George Harley &

RE: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Magnusson, Geir
Sorry about posting from outlook.. > -Original Message- > From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:52 AM > To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler > > Geir Magnusson Jr wrote:

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Tim Ellison
Mikhail Loenko wrote: > 2006/4/5, George Harley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Hi, >> >> Using the Sun 5.0 javac with the "jsr14" target it is possible to do a >> complete compile of the Harmony Java source and successfully run the >> tests on the existing VME. That means we could add in more contribution

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Tim Ellison
Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: > Tim Ellison wrote: >> A while ago we agreed to switch to a class library compilation story >> that would allow us to use 1.5 Java syntax on a 1.4-compatible VM (i.e. >> using syntax that is erased by the compiler). >> >> Here's where I'm at... >> >> >> Using the Sun compi

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Mikhail Loenko
2006/4/5, George Harley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > Using the Sun 5.0 javac with the "jsr14" target it is possible to do a > complete compile of the Harmony Java source and successfully run the > tests on the existing VME. That means we could add in more contributions > that depended on 5.0 lang

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread George Harley
Hi, Using the Sun 5.0 javac with the "jsr14" target it is possible to do a complete compile of the Harmony Java source and successfully run the tests on the existing VME. That means we could add in more contributions that depended on 5.0 language features being understood instead of letting t

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Anton Avtamonov
On 4/5/06, Etienne Gagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that using Sun's javac and Eclipse with their undocumented and > unsupported options during the "transition period" seems the cleanest > strategy for both class library and VM maintenance. I see no trouble > having such a dependency fo

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Etienne Gagnon
I think that using Sun's javac and Eclipse with their undocumented and unsupported options during the "transition period" seems the cleanest strategy for both class library and VM maintenance. I see no trouble having such a dependency for a limited period of time (a few months). Etienne Geir Mag

Re: [classlib] Switching to a 5.0 compiler

2006-04-05 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
Tim Ellison wrote: A while ago we agreed to switch to a class library compilation story that would allow us to use 1.5 Java syntax on a 1.4-compatible VM (i.e. using syntax that is erased by the compiler). Here's where I'm at... Using the Sun compiler: Specifying source=1.5 and target=1.4 (