Hello I prefor the second order Marcus posted:
1. Upgrade from MSVC2008 2. Upgrade to Java 9 3. Keep Windows 32-bit with Java 8 4. Windows 64-bit transformation + Java 9 Kind regards Mechtilde Am 08.02.2018 um 00:22 schrieb Marcus: > Am 07.02.2018 um 22:13 schrieb Peter Kovacs: >> I would like to bring up 2 future issues we will have. >> # Java : Soon Java 8 will run out of support. Do we need to "migrate" >> to 9 for 4.2.0? >> >> # If so it would mean for windows that we need to migrate to 64 bit. >> >> # The MSVC2008 will run out in April. We need to upgrade here too. >> >> In what order would make it sense to tackle those Issues? >> >> 1) 64 transformation >> 2) upgrade from MSVC2008 >> 3) upgrade code base to Java 9 > > if you really want to limit to these 3 topics only, than I would tackle > it in the following order: > > 1. Upgrade from MSVC2008 > This seems to be the easiest task (hopefully) as an updated build needs > to be tested only. > > 2. Upgrade to Java 9 > Even here I would expect an short list of todos due to the migration. > > 3. Win 64-bit porting > This is for sure a complete new experience. Also, I would accept a 4.2.0 > release still with Win 32-bit. And a future release than with Win 64-bit. > > A possible alternative could be the following: > > 1. Upgrade from MSVC2008 > > 2. Upgrade to Java 9 > > 3. Keep Windows 32-bit with Java 8 > > 4. Windows 64-bit transformation + Java 9 > > My 2 ct. > > Marcus > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > -- Mechtilde Stehmann ## Apache OpenOffice ## Freie Office Suite für Linux, MacOSX, Windows ## Debian Developer ## Loook, calender-exchange-provider, libreoffice-canzeley-client ## PGP encryption welcome ## F0E3 7F3D C87A 4998 2899 39E7 F287 7BBA 141A AD7F
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