I need to build Ant with JDK 1.4 because to generate a total build, there are dependencies on JDK 1.4 in build.xml. However, if I specify target=1.1, I run into other problems for which I have launched a separate thread of discussion...
How do you all out there manage a complete Ant build using JDK 1.4 so that the distro is 1.1 compatible as well? Cheers, Magesh ************************************************************* * Optimist: A person who while falling from the * * Eiffel tower says in midway "See I am not injured yet." * ************************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ant Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 4:19 PM Subject: Re: Ant on java 1.4 > On Fri, 17 May 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Stefan, > > > > I did a quick grep and no jakarta or xml project is using target > > attribute. In fact many are setting 'classic' compiler in build.xml, so > > they'll not even compile with JDK1.4 out of box. > > > > My point is that most people just don't know about this new wonderfull > > 'feature' of JDK1.4. I didn't know until it bit me. > > BTW, it seems jikes will not work if 'target=1.2' is used - so a system > build with 1.4 won't be useable with jikes ( and I suspect other compilers ). > > > Costin > > > > > > > > > > > > Costin > > > > > > > > > > That brakes backward compatibility for all projects who target > > > > JDK1.1. > > > > > > I'm not taking about JDK 1.4 breaking backwards compatibility - we > > > both know it does in too many places to enumerate them - but backwards > > > compatibility to Ant 1.4. > > > > > > If I don't care for JDK 1.1, I won't set the target option in Ant 1.4 and > > > use the compiler's default value. If I do, I better set the target > > > option instead of relying on Ant (which I can't if my users may be > > > stuck with Ant 1.4 anyway). > > > > > > > Many projects _require_ 1.4 to be fully built, and all those will > > > > not work with JDK1.1. > > > > > > If these projects want to be compatible to JDK 1.1, they should make > > > that decision consciously and set the target attribute explicitly > > > IMHO. > > > > > > Stefan > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
