We've reverted all machines back to Java 6 after running into numerous Java 7 issues...some running Cassandra, some running Zookeeper, others just general problems. I don't recall any other major language release being such a mess.
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Bill de hÓra <b...@dehora.net> wrote: > "At least that would be one way of defining "officially supported". > > Not quite, because, Datastax is not Apache Cassandra. > > "the only issue related to Java 7 that I know of is CASSANDRA-4958, but > that's osx specific (I wouldn't advise using osx in production anyway) and > it's not directly related to Cassandra anyway so you can easily use the > beta version of snappy-java as a workaround if you want to. So that non > blocking issue aside, and as far as we know, Cassandra supports Java 7. Is > it rock-solid in production? Well, only repeated use in production can > tell, and that's not really in the hand of the project." > > Exactly right. If enough people use Cassandra on Java7 and enough people > file bugs about Java 7 and enough people work on bugs for Java 7 then > Cassandra will eventually work well enough on Java7. > > Bill > > On 14 Dec 2012, at 19:43, Drew Kutcharian <d...@venarc.com> wrote: > > > In addition, the DataStax official documentation states: "Versions > earlier than 1.6.0_19 should not be used. Java 7 is not recommended." > > > > http://www.datastax.com/docs/1.1/install/install_rpm > > > > > > > > On Dec 14, 2012, at 9:42 AM, Aaron Turner <synfina...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Does Datastax (or any other company) support Cassandra under Java 7? > >> Or will they tell you to downgrade when you have some problem, because > >> they don't support C* running on 7? > >> > >> At least that would be one way of defining "officially supported". > >> > >> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Sylvain Lebresne <sylv...@datastax.com> > wrote: > >>> What kind of official statement do you want? As far as I can be > considered > >>> an official voice of the project, my statement is: "various people run > in > >>> production with Java 7 and it seems to work". > >>> > >>> Or to answer the initial question, the only issue related to Java 7 > that I > >>> know of is CASSANDRA-4958, but that's osx specific (I wouldn't advise > using > >>> osx in production anyway) and it's not directly related to Cassandra > anyway > >>> so you can easily use the beta version of snappy-java as a workaround > if you > >>> want to. So that non blocking issue aside, and as far as we know, > Cassandra > >>> supports Java 7. Is it rock-solid in production? Well, only repeated > use in > >>> production can tell, and that's not really in the hand of the project. > We do > >>> obviously encourage people to try Java 7 as much as possible and > report any > >>> problem they may run into, but I would have though this goes without > saying. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Rob Coli <rc...@palominodb.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Drew Kutcharian <d...@venarc.com> > wrote: > >>>>> With Java 6 begin EOL-ed soon > >>>>> (https://blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/end_of_public_updates_for), > what's the > >>>>> status of Cassandra's Java 7 support? Anyone using it in production? > Any > >>>>> outstanding *known* issues? > >>>> > >>>> I'd love to see an official statement from the project, due to the > >>>> sort of EOL issues you're referring to. Unfortunately previous > >>>> requests on this list for such a statement have gone unanswered. > >>>> > >>>> The non-official response is that various people run in production > >>>> with Java 7 and it seems to work. :) > >>>> > >>>> =Rob > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> =Robert Coli > >>>> AIM>ALK - rc...@palominodb.com > >>>> YAHOO - rcoli.palominob > >>>> SKYPE - rcoli_palominodb > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Aaron Turner > >> http://synfin.net/ Twitter: @synfinatic > >> http://tcpreplay.synfin.net/ - Pcap editing and replay tools for Unix > & Windows > >> Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little > temporary > >> Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. > >> -- Benjamin Franklin > >> "carpe diem quam minimum credula postero" > > > >
