On 30.04.2015 15:57, Ben Reser wrote:
> On 4/28/15 11:25 PM, Branko Čibej wrote:
>> Subject says it all. Two reasons:
>>
>> * Java 5 has been officially dead since 2009
>> * 1.9 JavaHL uses Java6 APIs
>>
>> It's possible to cross-compile for Java5 using newer JDKs, but the
>> compiler only checks language features, not library usage; for the
>> latter, you actually need Java5 classes available. I've not been able to
>> find a J5SE download that doesn't require creating an account with Oracle.
>>
>> Alternatively, I'd be happy to keep the compatibility guarantee, but
>> someone would have to make the Java 5 bootstrap classes available on a
>> buildbot and use them for the JavaHL build and tests so that we can
>> actually verify compatibility.
> Just require Java 6. Java 7 is almost at the end of support. I doubt there's
> very many people trying to use JavaHL with Java 5 and if there are it's still a
> very small group. Not worth the effort in my opinion.
Ack. r1677003.
Received on 2015-04-30 16:28:57 CEST