Alfred Nathaniel schrieb: > The current mantra is that Cocoon 2.1 is JDK1.3+ compatible and only > from Cocoon 2.2 onwards JDK1.4+ is required. > > However, nowadays all developers use 1.4, or 5.0, or soon even 6.0. > That makes it tedious to guarantee 1.3 support because Java compilers > allow to set source file compatibility but they do not check API > versions. (For example, RuntimeException(String, Throwable) is a 1.4 > addition.) > > This errors are usually easy to fix but always leave a bad taste of > unkept promisses when they go unnoticed by committers and are pointed > out by users. > > I therefore propose to declare 2.1.10 the last release with JDK1.3 > compatibility. > > In case there are really any JDK1.3 locked-in users who deploy 2.1.10 > and find showstopper bugs, we create a BRANCH_2_1_10_X where point > patches can be applied. That may possibly lead to a consolidated > 2.1.10.1 maintenance release. > > Please cast your votes. > +1
Carsten -- Carsten Ziegeler - Chief Architect http://www.s-und-n.de http://www.osoco.org/weblogs/rael/
