I probably should have mentioned, there are several bugs we are still 
trying to work through, where the Tycho/Maven build picks a different 
"compiler level" than the way PDE used to it ... and not always in the way 
we intend, for example, 

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=415116
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=411419

I am not sure if this is related to the issue you are seeing ... or if 
merely confirms yet another "unannounced change" ... but I don't think it 
changes the bottom line: 

If you want things different than they are, open a bug or comment on an 
existing one. If it is merely a matter that you don't really care, but you 
have to change your test scripts, then all I can say is "sorry". 





From:   Ed Willink <[email protected]>
To:     Cross project issues <[email protected]>, 
Date:   09/03/2013 08:34 AM
Subject:        Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Has Java 5 Platform support 
been    discontinued?
Sent by:        [email protected]



Hi Szymon

Your list omits the 'culprit'.

It is org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS that is now Java 6 putting paid to all 
attempts at internationalization with Java 5.

     Regards

         Ed Willink

On 02/09/2013 16:41, Szymon Ptaszkiewicz wrote:
> See
> 
http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project-plan.php?projectid=eclipse#appendix

> for the table of  minimum EE per bundle.
>
> Szymon
>
>
>
>
> From:          David M Williams <[email protected]>
> To:            Cross project issues 
<[email protected]>
> Date:          2013-09-02 17:34
> Subject:               Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Has Java 5 
Platform support
>              been              discontinued?
> Sent by:               [email protected]
>
>
>
>> So it seems that the Platform no longer supports Java 5.
> Yes and no. As a whole, such for whole Eclipse SDK, even Kepler (If not
> Juno) said "Java 6 required", although there were always some bundles 
(and
> combination of bundles) that supported lower VMs.
>
>> Is this intentional and an unannounced policy change?
> Probably not announced well. It has been discussed at status meetings, 
and
> various bugzillas, that some previous "1.4" or "1.5" bundles were moving 
to
> "1.5" or "1.6", but I am not sure there is yet a comprehensive list of
> those that have. (Other than looking in the manifests themselves).
>
> I think it's been assumed "no one cares about Java 1.5 any longer" ... 
so,
> if anyone does (i.e. you have requirements or customers with 
requirements
> for 1.5), then I suggest you open a bug on the specific use-case you 
need
> to support on 1.5 and what bundle changes prevent that. I'm sure the
> committers for those components would be willing to re-consider if it
> impacts adopters.
>
> But, the default assumption for testing should be "1.6" ... would be my
> personal advice.
>
> HTH
>
>
>
>
>
> From:        Ed Willink <[email protected]>
> To:        Cross project issues <[email protected]>,
> Date:        09/02/2013 11:02 AM
> Subject:        [cross-project-issues-dev] Has Java 5 Platform support 
been
> discontinued?
> Sent by:        [email protected]
>
>
>
> Hi
>
> Using a recent (post M1) platform I-build some of my unit tests now fail
> with a NoClassDef found for Platform.
>
> Changing the launch configuration to force JVM 6 and the tests run fine.
>
> So it seems that the Platform no longer supports Java 5.
>
> Is this intentional and an unannounced policy change?
>
>      Regards
>
>          Ed Willink
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