The user list has been discussing Derby's future support for JDK 1.4:
http://www.nabble.com/JDK-1.4-support--td20650279.html#a20650279 I am
moving that thread over to the developer list now.
Dag and Knut have raised the issue of small device support. BUILDING.txt
suggests that Derby will run on CDC/Foundation Profile 1.0. I don't
believe that's true anymore. I think that we abandoned CDC/FP 1.0 when
we abandoned JDK 1.3. For the last couple releases, I believe that we
have only been claiming that Derby will run on CDC/FP 1.1.2. That api is
a subset of JDK 1.4.2 (see for instance
http://java.sun.com/products/foundation/ ).
Our current small device claims aren't based on compile-time checks.
Instead, we rely on warnings raised by community members who run the
tests on small platforms. If we want to continue supporting small
devices, then I think that we ought to be compiling the bulk of the core
engine against CDC/FP 1.1.2 libraries, not against JDK 1.4.2 libraries.
Regards,
-Rick
- JDK 1.4 support Rick Hillegas
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