On 8/20/06, Satheesh Bandaram (JIRA) <derby-dev@db.apache.org> wrote:
3) Looks like the code uses generics, which limit the use to JDK 1.5 platforms. While this may be ok, need to document need for JDK 1.5 platform and raise appropriate message if used in earlier platforms. Most of derby can still run on JDK 1.3 platforms, though not required for new indepedent modules.
As well as being documented, the tool should print a useful error and then exit if a user attempts to run it on an unsupported JVM. andrew
