This is getting off-topic, but I think we should plan to move to java 8 for the next release after mars. If we start talking about this now and announce this as part of mars release, I think this gives users plenty of time to prepare and less excuse for grumbling (although I imagine there still be some grumbling).
-- Regards, Igor On 2015-03-04 11:32, Konstantin Komissarchik wrote:
What is the rationale for wanting to keep BREE levels as low as possible? Even Java 7 enters the “no further public updates” phase in April of this year. JRE 7 users in the normal update pipeline were upgraded to Java 8 in January. Are there really users out there who _/cannot/_ run a newer version of the JRE despite security and performance implications of running an old version? I am guessing that if Mars were to require Java 8, there would be some initial grumbling over having to upgrade, then everyone moves on in a better and more secure configuration. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/eol-135779.html Thanks, - Konstantin *From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ed Willink *Sent:* Wednesday, March 04, 2015 6:57 AM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] jdt.core move to Java 7 BREE Hi But this is important. When osgi.utils moved from Java 5 to Java 6 that made Eclipse almost unuseable as a Java 5 platform; not really a problem. Now jdt.core does nearly the same thing for Eclipse as a Java 6 platform. Are we ready to go that far? IMHO it certainly should be discussed and announced. Regards Ed Willink On 04/03/2015 14:42, Daniel Megert wrote: Hi Ed Yes, this was intended. We never announce BREE changes. Dani From: Ed Willink <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> To: Cross project issues <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> Date: 04.03.2015 15:27 Subject: [cross-project-issues-dev] jdt.core move to Java 7 BREE Sent by: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Is the recent change in BREE for org.eclipse.jdt.core from Java 6 to Java 7 intended? Was it announced? Regards Ed Willink _______________________________________________ cross-project-issues-dev mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from this list, visit https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev _______________________________________________ cross-project-issues-dev mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from this list, visit https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> Version: 2015.0.5751 / Virus Database: 4299/9224 - Release Date: 03/04/15 _______________________________________________ cross-project-issues-dev mailing list [email protected] To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from this list, visit https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev
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