There are so many new features in java 8. lambdas etc. If devs start using those features in trunk and the 4x branch sticks to java 7 the codebase can diverge quite a bit. Which means patches won't apply across branches. I'm all for moving to java 8 . but is it not possible to move both?
On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 5:32 AM, Ryan Ernst <r...@iernst.net> wrote: > I agree we have to move forward at some point. I'm > > not convinced now's the time as far as Java 8 is concerned though > > > I am not suggesting moving the stable branch to java 8, only trunk. Your > statement implies I am suggesting moving the entire project to java 8. I > don't think everyone is understanding that separation. Trunk is *supposed* > to be bleeding edge. The stable branch can continue to support java 7, > even for some time after EOL (IIRC it was a while after Java 6 EOL that the > stable branch moved to java 7). > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Robert Muir <rcm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 7:32 PM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Users don't care about lambda expressions. >> >> You cannot say this. Users of lucene are API users, and supporting >> these language changes well are important. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@lucene.apache.org >> >> > -- ----------------------------------------------------- Noble Paul
