+1 - could we even mention this in the release notes for 3.5 and 3.6? Something like:
> Commons Lang 3.5.x is planned to be the last minor version series that > support Java 6; future versions will target Java 7 and Java 8. > Commons Lang 3.6.x is planned to be the last minor version series that > support Java 7; future versions will target Java 8. Then downstream users have a chance to complain to us if they don't like it :-) (and hopefully put in the effort required) On 21 September 2016 at 19:20, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd like to propose an orderly migration assume BC is preserved: > > - Release 3.5 RC as scheduled this weekend > - Release 3.6 with Java 7 changes > - Release 3.7 with Java 8 changes > > This will give us an opportunity to do some Java 7 work and put that out > without leaving Java 7-only folks out of the picture. > > Gary > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Stian Soiland-Reyes <st...@apache.org> > wrote: > >> +1 to be brave and make Lang 3.6 be Java 8, so Lambda helpers can join >> here. I have a couple of Stream helpers that could also fit in there. >> >> >> >> On 21 September 2016 at 18:19, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:04 AM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Jörg Schaible <joerg.schai...@bpm-inspire.com> schrieb am Mi., 21. Sep. >> >> 2016 um 16:55 Uhr: >> >> >> >> > Jan Matèrne (jhm) wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> We could also have Lamda utility classes in [lang], the classes >> would >> >> > >> target Java 8 while the other classes would remain at the Java 6 >> level >> >> > >> (this implies compiling the classes separately and recombining >> them in >> >> > >> the final jar). >> >> > > >> >> > > From a users point of view I would search in commons-lang for >> language >> >> > > "extensions". But this kind of building would be ... complex. >> >> > >> >> > No, it's a quite simple configuration with Maven. However, you have >> to be >> >> > prepared for users running into problems using the resulting jar file: >> >> > >> >> > 1/ in Android, because the Dalvik compiler is not able to convert the >> >> > classes targeting Java 8 >> >> > >> >> > 2/ in Web/App Servers running with Java 7 or below that scan the >> >> libraries >> >> > in the classpath for annotations >> >> > >> >> >> >> I still think we should use Commons Functor for this kind of >> functionality. >> >> Commons Lang originally only hosted extensions to the java.lang package. >> >> Over time more and more stuff creeped in (reflect, concurrent, text). We >> >> responded to that by creating Commons Text and Commons Functor. I think >> >> small focused components are the right direction instead of putting even >> >> more stuff into Commons Lang. I hope to have some time to work on Text >> and >> >> Functor after I'm done with the Commons Lang 3.5 release... :) >> >> >> > >> > Once [lang] 3.5 is out, I think we should update [lang] to Java 7. We >> could >> > talk about going directly to Java 8. >> > >> > Lambdas are a core Java feature, it feel to me like it belongs in [lang]. >> > [functor] feels like something that should only be for pre-Java 8. >> > >> > Gary >> > >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Benedikt >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Cheers, >> >> > Jörg >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> >> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org >> > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition >> > <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> >> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> >> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> >> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com >> > Home: http://garygregory.com/ >> > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory >> >> >> >> -- >> Stian Soiland-Reyes >> http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-9718 >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> > > > -- > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory -- Stian Soiland-Reyes http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-9718 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
