On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have no idea what your versions are, but 2.9 is going to contain the > first support for Java 9, but it will continue to support Java 7. I am > assuming your numbering scheme is about what version ONLY supports a > particular Java release? I am not in favor of that. With semantic > versioning the number should only change when the API changes. Just as we > did when we moved from Java 6 to Java 7 we don’t have to increment the > project version number. > > Yeah, that's why I said I was not in love with the version proposal. What I am really after is a road-map to give our users an idea of what to expect. I suspect a wiki page might be best for that. > I am not worried about hanging on to Java 7 “too long”, so long as we > continue to find ways to support new Java features. > > I suspect you still have not looked at my branch “java9NoMultiRelease”. I > have been planning on merging that to master but just haven’t find the > time. If you want to evaluate it before I merge it I suggest again that you > have a look. At the moment it only supports StackWalker but it allows us > to start implementing support for Java modules and other Java 9 features. > You are correct, I have not looked. Gary > > Ralph > > > On Apr 19, 2017, at 10:12 AM, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > I like projects that have a road-map page. It can be vague or precise. > But > > we should at least discuss it here. I am bringing this up partly in light > > of https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1883 > > > > How about: > > > > v 2.x - Java 7 > > v 3.x - Java 8 > > v 4.x - Java 9 > > > > Is that too weird? I am not in love with it either. > > > > I am just concerned that: > > > > - We might hang on to Java 7 a little too long. > > - We are missing on getting into Java 8. I feel like we are. (Jetty, > > Hibernate, Teiid, and others are on Java 8, sure they are higher level > > pieces but still, the momentum is there.) > > - Playing with an unreleased Java 9 might bite us with Ralph's double > > compile (which I'll admit I have not seen ;-) or really know if Java 9 > > compiled code would end up in our releases (which could bite us or not.) > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Gary > > > > -- > > E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] > > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617290459/ref=as_li_tl? > ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1617290459&link > Code=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=cadb800f39946ec62ea2b1af9fe6a2b8> > > > > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l= > am2&o=1&a=1617290459> > > JUnit in Action, Second Edition > > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182021/ref=as_li_tl? > ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182021&link > Code=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=31ecd1f6b6d1eaf8886ac902a24de418%22> > > > > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l= > am2&o=1&a=1935182021> > > Spring Batch in Action > > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182951/ref=as_li_tl? > ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182951&link > Code=%7B%7BlinkCode%7D%7D&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=%7B%7Bli > nk_id%7D%7D%22%3ESpring+Batch+in+Action> > > <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l= > am2&o=1&a=1935182951> > > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > > > -- E-Mail: [email protected] | [email protected] Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1617290459/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1617290459&linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=cadb800f39946ec62ea2b1af9fe6a2b8> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1617290459> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182021/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182021&linkCode=as2&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=31ecd1f6b6d1eaf8886ac902a24de418%22> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1935182021> Spring Batch in Action <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935182951/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935182951&linkCode=%7B%7BlinkCode%7D%7D&tag=garygregory-20&linkId=%7B%7Blink_id%7D%7D%22%3ESpring+Batch+in+Action> <http:////ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=garygregory-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1935182951> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
