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Kim Haase commented on DERBY-5938:
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It does seem odd that it's a VARCHAR(32672) when the code is a CHAR(1) or, in
the foreseeable future, CHAR(2). But figuring out why, and how to fix it, is
beyond me.
Simple character codes are common in the system tables. The current doc for
this one is clearer on the reason, showing that we got stuck with two codes for
1.4 for some reason (4 for 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, 5 for 1.4.2) so the numbering went
out of sync. But if we remove the part about 1.4 I don't think we should make
up a reason for the oddity.
I guess I will file a JIRA on the JVMInfo update, since early access versions
of JDK 8 are available. Whether to go beyond that and make further fixes to the
table I'll leave to others.
> Documentation says Derby works with Java 1.4.2
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> Key: DERBY-5938
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-5938
> Project: Derby
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Documentation
> Affects Versions: 10.10.0.0
> Reporter: Knut Anders Hatlen
> Assignee: Kim Haase
>
> The documentation says that Derby works with Java 1.4.2. This is not true on
> trunk, as support for Java 1.4.2 is removed for Derby 10.10. A quick search
> came up with these places that need change:
> * Getting started guide:
> http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/dev/getstart/tgssetupverify.html
> http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/dev/getstart/cgstutorialintro.html
> http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/dev/getstart/tgssetupjavaenvir.html
> http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/dev/getstart/cgsintsr.html
> Need to change the above topics to say that you need JDK 1.5 or later
> installed to run the examples.
> * Developer's guide:
> http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/dev/devguide/rdevconcepts713.html
> The cell for the combination Multi-User/Embedded mentions potential
> multi-boot problems in pre-1.4 JVMs. Derby doesn't run on pre-1.4 JVMs
> anymore (and hasn't done for a long time). However, the multi-boot problem is
> present on CDC/FP 1.1, which is still a supported platform, so maybe we
> should change "pre-1.4" to "J2ME" (or however we usually refer to that
> platform in the docs).
> * Admin guide:
> http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/dev/adminguide/cadminappsthenetworkserverandjvms.html
> Should say that the server is compatible with Java 5 and above.
> * Tools guide:
> http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/dev/tools/ctools1003034.html
> Although it's technically correct that the tools do run on Java 1.4, it's not
> possible to access a Derby database with them on Java 1.4 in any supported
> way (unsupported way: use derbytools.jar from 10.10 and derby.jar from 10.9).
> So we should change this topic to say Java 5 and above, perhaps also
> mentioning CDC/Foundation Profile 1.1.
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