I will make an announcement and prompt the users mailing list and forum.
/Linus
2011/2/28 Bob Tarling <[email protected]>
> Personally speaking I'd like to move on but shouldn't we at least make
> some announcement to the user community and look at any feedback
> before we make this decision?
>
> What actually is the latest situation with Java 6 support on Mac 32 bit?
>
> What is the planned with Java 7 support - Do these announcements like
> this mean that Java 7 will be supported on the Mac platforms that are
> currentyly a problem? -
>
> http://blogs.oracle.com/henrik/2010/11/oracle_and_apple_announce_openjdk_project_for_osx.html
>
> If so we should in theory be able to go for minimum Java 6 support
> once Java 7 is released and working on a Mac platform.
>
> If ArgoPrint is developed as a plugin then there's no reason that
> plugin cannot check for java version during its enablement and only
> start when run on the platform it is designed for.
>
> Regards
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 28 February 2011 18:50, Linus Tolke Tigris <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello!
> > I noticed the problem in compiling ArgoPrint with Java5.
> > If I remember correctly, it was about some old mac hardware where a new
> > version of the MAC OS was not available and therefor the Java6 was not
> > available. I think this was over a year ago so the then old mac hardware
> > hosts are now even older and hopefully replaced by newer.
> > I would like to be bold and say that for 0.33.* and 0.34 we drop Java5
> > support. I will build the 0.33.1 release with java6.
> > /Linus
> >
> >
> >
> > 2011/2/28 Bob Tarling <[email protected]>
> >>
> >> The subject of moving to JRE 6 arose again in a conversation I had
> >> with Mark Fortner.
> >>
> >> What is the current situation with Mac operating systems and any
> >> continued reliance on JRE5?
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> On 24 July 2009 10:01, Linus Tolke <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > OK. Bob!
> >> > With this reasoning I will revert the decision.
> >> > I will continue build the 0.29.1 through 0.30 releases using the Java5
> >> > compiler and all checked in code needs to be Java5 code.
> >> > /Linus
> >> >
> >> > 2009/7/24 Bob Tarling <[email protected]>
> >> >>
> >> >> Moving to Java 5 gave us much needed language features to improve our
> >> >> code. New language features don't come with Java 6.
> >> >>
> >> >> Where Java6 may give performance improvements with the existing API
> >> >> then a user can switch to using that of their own choice.
> >> >>
> >> >> The only API feature I think I was curious of was the JTree. I think
> >> >> this has been improved and we have occasional bug reports due to
> >> >> strange tree behaviour of the explorer due to the standard Java JTree
> >> >> (control-click and then drag of multiple items is difficult). I was
> >> >> curious to see if that had been improved.
> >> >>
> >> >> Within GEF I followed a period of offering full Java1.3 support but
> >> >> including Java1.4 features (n particular mousewheel support to scroll
> >> >> diagram). I did this by compiling with Java1.4 JDK (but target set to
> >> >> Java1.3 during compile). Any source code that I knew to be calling
> >> >> Java1.4 API I placed within an if block that tested the JRE at
> runtime
> >> >> was appropriate before making the call. That worked fine but does
> >> >> include the danger of accidentally including new API features by
> >> >> accident.
> >> >>
> >> >> I'd suggest we leave things for the time being and wait for an
> >> >> argument from a developer who specifically needs a new API method. We
> >> >> can keep our rules on EOSL a little looser to give ourselves the
> >> >> option to drop support for a specific Java release at any time of our
> >> >> choosing once Sun support has ended but we can make that decision of
> >> >> exactly when for ourselves.
> >> >>
> >> >> When we need to do this we could follow a slightly better method than
> >> >> I did for GEF. As ArgoUML splits into more smaller components we
> could
> >> >> have alternative components loaded based on JRE at runtime. e.g. Load
> >> >> the Java6 based explorer component only if runtime is Java6 or above
> >> >> otherwise load the Java5 based explorer component. That removes the
> >> >> danger that was possible with GEF as each component is either built
> >> >> with Java5 or Java6 JDK with no change of target.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards
> >> >>
> >> >> Bob.
> >> >>
> >> >> 2009/7/23 Linus Tolke <[email protected]>:
> >> >> > Hello Jan!
> >> >> > For the past years, we have used the policy to not provide new
> >> >> > versions
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > ArgoUML that runs on JRE's no longer supported by Sun (i.e. that
> EOSL
> >> >> > or
> >> >> > EOL). This is allowing us to move forward in step with the oldest
> >> >> > Sun-version. EOL for Java1.4 was the biggest step in this because
> it
> >> >> > meant
> >> >> > that we could start using Generics and Annotations.
> >> >> > /Linus
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 2009/7/23 Jan Barnholt <[email protected]>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On 24/7/09 5:51 AM, Linus Tolke wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Note that we could still build the Windows and tar releases with
> >> >> >> > Java6
> >> >> >> > as long as we build specific Mac 32-bit releases using Java5 but
> >> >> >> > that
> >> >> >> > would complicate the build process a little.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hmm, but what's the point if you couldn't use any Java6 features
> >> >> >> anyway
> >> >> >> because
> >> >> >> they would break the Mac/Java5 build..?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Not sure about how switching Java versions was handled in the
> past,
> >> >> >> neither how
> >> >> >> big the Mac user base is anyway - but given the fact that ArgoUML
> is
> >> >> >> also
> >> >> >> targeting academic users, where computers in general tend to stay
> >> >> >> around
> >> >> >> in labs
> >> >> >> for quite a while, I was just wondering whether there are pressing
> >> >> >> reasons
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> switch to Java 6 now..?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >> >> Jan
> >> >> >>
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