On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 7:03 PM, Andrew Purtell <apurt...@apache.org> wrote: > With a bit of hacking on the build we could cross-compile to avoid the type > related build failures that are creeping in as projects don't try compiling > with JDK 6 any longer. > > $ javac -target 1.6 -bootclasspath /path/to/jdk/1.6/lib/rt.jar > > Nasty to require a JDK 6 and 7 for building, though.
At this point, I'd suggest biting the bullet and declaring 0.8.0 JDK7+ only. Even for build. Three of the dozen or so projects already refuse to be built by anything but: * Hue 3.6 (can be hacked to stay with JDK6, but who will do it?) * Solr 4.9.0 (ditto) * Giraph 1.1.0 (not sure whether JDK7 specific functionality remains) So, unless somebody volunteers to solve all three of the above, I think 0.8.0 is about to move to JDK7. Scream within a week or forever...you know. Thanks, Roman.
