I am not sure if it actually would require 1.7 to build either, since my understanding dependencies are second-order and deeper, not immediate. Did you try to compile it yet?
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Andrew Palumbo <[email protected]> wrote: > also sorry- btw- I assuming 1500 will be merged.. > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Requiring Java 1.7 for Mahout > > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 16:56:39 -0400 > > > > oracle? > > > > > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 13:54:43 -0700 > > > Subject: Re: Requiring Java 1.7 for Mahout > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > or testing. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Dmitriy Lyubimov <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > My current java is 1.6.0_38, i have no problem building. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Andrew Palumbo <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> you're right- my big concern is that on our (probably outdated) > building > > > >> from source page we have 1.6 listed: > > > >> > > > >> http://mahout.apache.org/developers/buildingmahout.html > > > >> > > > >> The obvious simple fix here is to make the quick change on the > webpage to > > > >> 1.7 in order to build and test successfully. > > > >> > > > >> I do remember something about being limited to our current lucene > version > > > >> though by 1.6 so i am wondering if this is may be a good time to > push or > > > >> require 1.7. > > > >> > > > >> Just checking our bases, so I'll drop it if there's no problem here. > > > >> > > > >> Thanks > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 13:33:19 -0700 > > > >> > Subject: Re: Requiring Java 1.7 for Mahout > > > >> > From: [email protected] > > > >> > To: [email protected] > > > >> > > > > >> > the only problem is that we are not really requiring it. We are > not > > > >> using > > > >> > anything of 1.7 functionality. If people compile (as i do) > Mahout, they > > > >> can > > > >> > compile any bytecode version they want. > > > >> > > > > >> > There are some 1.7 artifact dependencies in H20 but 1.7 would be > > > >> required > > > >> > at run time only and only if the people are actually using > h2obindings > > > >> as > > > >> > dependency (which i expect majority would not care for). > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Andrew Palumbo < > [email protected]> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > > As far as I can tell there should be no problems with declaring > Java > > > >> 1.7 > > > >> > > as the official minimum Java version for building and running > Mahout. > > > >> Are > > > >> > > there any objections to this or problems that I am missing? > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Andy > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
