Rick Hillegas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Please vote on whether we should require that developers use a Java 5
(or later) compiler in order to build Derby. This means that the shell
window running the build should have its JAVA_HOME pointed at a Java 5
or later jdk and the corresponding javac should be what's visible on
PATH. The practical implication of this change is that the Derby build
will fail when run from a jdk1.4 environment.
+1
Seems that it might be possible with this to start using some 1.5
language constructs in Derby's code: those that compile down to standard
byte code. This would be by using -source 1.5 -target 1.4 in the
build.xml files.
Examples are the for each loop, auto-boxing and some annotations.
Something to try out anyway ...
Dan.
