IMHO, As a bare minimum, we need to support LENS to run on Java8. Using java7 for compilation in the interim till we sort out issues with java 8 should be largely acceptable.
Regards Srikanth Sundarrajan > Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 10:26:41 +0530 > Subject: Re: Move to Java 7? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > I propose, we support compiling with java7 for some more time. Few reasons > > 1. Most of the production setup is still with java7. > 2. Lens build with java8 has some issues. We are not sure we uncovered > all. > 3. Many projects work with java7 and most of us have java7 in our > machines. > > What do others think? > > Thanks > Amareshwari > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Jaideep Dhok <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > That would be even better. > > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Srikanth Sundarrajan < > > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Jaideep, > > > Java7 EOL is already announced, can we consider Java 8 instead ? > > > > > > Regards > > > Srikanth Sundarrajan > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:55:13 +0530 > > > > Subject: Move to Java 7? > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I was thinking we should move to Java 7 as the compiler version and > > start > > > > using niceties like try with resources. I think most devs are already > > > > using Java 7 to build and develop but the version in POM is still 1.6. > > > > > > > > Java 7 is already officially supported by Hadoop 2.x > > > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jaideep > > > > > > > > -- > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > > The information contained in this communication is intended solely for > > > the > > > > use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others > > > > authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally > > > privileged > > > > information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby > > > notified > > > > that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in > > > reliance > > > > on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be > > > > unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please > > notify > > > > us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your > > > > system. The firm is neither liable for the proper and complete > > > transmission > > > > of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in > > > its > > > > receipt. > > > > > > > -- > > _____________________________________________________________ > > The information contained in this communication is intended solely for the > > use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others > > authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged > > information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified > > that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance > > on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be > > unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > > us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your > > system. The firm is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission > > of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its > > receipt. > >
