Hi Kristian, Please note that I am not opposed to using Java 7 in the core. What I am objecting to is the planning, or rather the lack of it.
We currently have core ready to be released on Java 6. Then just before it is about to be released someone says, hey lets switch Java version as well. IMO that is something you should plan for before work is even started on the next release. Then there is the agreement we made regarding Java versions and their EOL. Switching to Java 7 before the release will mean that a fewer number of users will be able to reap the benefits of the bugfixes and features in Maven 3.3.0. There is nothing stoping you from releasing 3.3.0 on Java 6 now, and 3.4.0 on Java 7 in a few weeks. Weighing in all of this I don't see any reason to change the Java version for 3.3.0. Den 6 mar 2015 13:54 skrev "Kristian Rosenvold" < [email protected]>: > I already have the full jdk7 port in a branch in github, so that assumption > does not hold :) > > Kristian > > > 2015-03-06 13:50 GMT+01:00 Dennis Lundberg <[email protected]>: > > > Hi, > > > > If we are going to release 3.3.0 very soon, like this week or the > > next, there won't be any time to start using Java 7 features in the > > 3.3.0 release. Therefor I would prefer to go with Java 6 for 3.3.0 and > > announce, in the 3.3.0 release notes, that the 3.3.x line is the last > > line that will work with Java 6. Depending on what the core developers > > want to focus on after the 3.3.0 release is done, the core can either > > go 3.3.1-SNAPSHOT with Java 6 or 3.4.0-SNAPSHOT with Java 7. This > > would also be consistent with our policy [1] for plugins/components > > wanting to move to a higher major Java version, in that we should > > release what we currently have in trunk before upgrading to a higher > > major Java version. > > > > My votes are: > > -1 for Java 7 in 3.3.0 > > +1 for Java 7 in 3.4.0 > > > > > > [1] http://maven.apache.org/developers/java6.html > > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Igor Fedorenko <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > With maven core version change to 3.3.0 on master, any objections I > > > change compile source/target to java 7? > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Igor > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dennis Lundberg > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >
