BUILD.txt: Lucene Build Instructions
Basic steps: 0) Install JDK 1.6 (or greater) On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Jack Krupansky <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, that was the one place I hadn’t looked. Thanks. Still, it seems to me > that a release should clearly state what it requires, and there is no > mention in the 4.0 text files what Java versions are supported, other than > the ambiguous references I mentioned. I mean, if someone is starting out > with 4.0, why should they have to read the release notes for 3.6?? > > -- Jack Krupansky > > From: Uwe Schindler > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Is it safe to upgrade to Oracle Java 7u7 for Lucene/Solr > development and use? > > > We already stated that in Lucene 3.5/3.6 release note! It’s fine since Java > 7u1. There are no news in Lucene 4.0 > > > > ----- > > Uwe Schindler > > H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen > > http://www.thetaphi.de > > eMail: [email protected] > > > > From: Jack Krupansky [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:49 PM > To: Lucene/Solr Dev > Subject: Is it safe to upgrade to Oracle Java 7u7 for Lucene/Solr > development and use? > > > > The Oracle Java Update tool on my Windows PC is pretty insistent that it > wants to update my machine to Java 7u7 and REMOVE Java 6. Is it safe to use > Java 7u7 for both Lucene Solr development and running Solr yet? My > presumption has been that Lucene/Solr still “requires” Java 6. > > > > The 4.0 Solr README.txt says to use the Java 6 JDK, but then adds “verify > > that the Java version is 1.6 or later ”, implying that a later release would > be okay. Given that Java 7 will be the “current” release, the README should > make some specific statement regarding Java 7. > > > > And maybe the top-level README.txt should have a Java version statement – > unless both 7 and 6 are fine – although there is a minimum update level that > works for 7 and Lucene, right? In any case, clear guidance should be > provided. > > > > The Solr 4.0 CHANGES.txt does say “You > > need a Java 1.6 VM or later installed”, suggesting that Java 7 is fine. No > mention of Java version requirement in the Lucene CHANGES.txt. > > > > I may just manually install 7u7 and not use it to avoid the update notice > until Lucene/Solr “upgrades” to Java 7, but I suspect a fair number of > people will simply take the update and say goodbye to Java 6. > > > -- Jack Krupansky -- lucidworks.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
