Why does a quick release imply dropping 1.3? IMO if we do a 1.4m1 release and then "slowly" add additional stuff to 1.4 we could continue to support 1.3. Not that i need 1.3 but it just seems odd to throw away 1.3 so quickly after we released it. AFAIK we have the following branches: 1.2.x : critical bugs only? 1.3.x: current 2.x: dead 1.4.x: future so by doing a quick release of 1.4-m1 we would have to support 1.3 and 1.4 but we only actively need to develop 1.4.
please correct me if i am wrong. Maurice On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Sebastiaan van Erk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm... bummer. :-) > > How hard can it be to throw out all references to generics and insert > the casts where necessary? :-) But you're right... at least in eclipse > it complains if you put the source compliance level higher than the > class file compliance level... > > Regards, > Sebastiaan > > > > Johan Compagner wrote: > > dont think you can compile java 5 source (with generics) to 1.4 > > you have to use something like retroweaver then > > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Sebastiaan van Erk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I was wondering to what extent it is possible to have generics added to > >> 1.3 but have it compile to 1.4 if necessary? Isn't that a just a > >> question of not using other Java 1.5 constructs such as enums and new > >> JDK classes? Wouldn't that solve most people's problems that need to > >> stick to Java 1.4? > >> > >> Regards, > >> Sebastiaan > >> > >> Martijn Dashorst wrote: > >>> This thread is the accompanying discussion thread for the ongoing vote > >>> on the same subject. Please use this discussion thread for voicing > >>> your opinion or asking questions. This makes counting the votes much > >>> easier. > >>> > >>> The discussion on our development list makes it clear that a lot of > >>> folks are anxious for generified models. Most users if not all wish us > >>> to release a quick release which is 1.3 + generics. The consequence is > >>> that the core team will stop to support 1.3, and that everybody that > >>> wishes updates will have to migrate to 1.4, and upgrade to Java 5. > >>> > >>> Why should we keep supporting 1.3 and JDK 1.4? > >>> > >>> Why only a generified release, and not a full release with more Java5 > >>> conversions? > >>> > >>> Martijn > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
