+1 given the problems described.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:13 PM, jay vyas <jayunit100.apa...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 for jdk 7 ! > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Konstantin Boudnik <c...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > Yup, +1 > > > > On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 05:19PM, Roman Shaposhnik wrote: > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > jay vyas >
