My target environment is Java 1.3, so I have a more critical requirement than you as I simply can't run maven2 with the target env. This is not an issue in any case as I have Java6 as a JDK and a JRE 1.3 for tests. I simply set the source,target and bootclasspath options of the compiler plugin to use my target JRE.
The JRE used to run maven is not related to your target environment. The idea a java 5 JDK will compile code inadequate for java 1.4 is related to bootclasspath issues (references to class/methods that does not exists on java1.4) and is easy to address with maven compiler plugin options. I'm +1 for java5 as language improvements (types on collections) will make the maven model easier to understand, with the lack of javadoc on many types. Nicolas 2008/8/18 De Smet Ringo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Is there any reason that the 2.1 branch cannot require java > > 1.5 to compile and execute? > > I am not a developer on Maven, so my vote would not count anyway. I am > an independent IT consultant and want to offer some background > information why this would be a "bad" decision. > > During my work for the last 3 customers (past 1,5 year), only one of > them had support for both Java 1.4 and 1.5. The other two were still > locked on Java 1.4. In one of these companies, the developers even had > to "fight" to get Java 1.5 installed on their developer machines to have > a more decent Java VM to run Eclipse more fluently. Their official build > system however is only running on Java 1.4. This was mainly due to the > fact that they were still running on Weblogic 8.0 which is not supported > on Java 1.5. So even with the option of the compiler target flag, some > companies refuse to accept this and they really want to have Maven > running on Java 1.4, and compiling with exactly the same JDK that their > production environment is using. > > In short: you would be surprised how much companies are still on Java > 1.4! Please give this some more thought! > > Tnx, > > Ringo > ************************************************************* > > Dit e-mail bericht inclusief eventuele ingesloten bestanden kan informatie > bevatten die vertrouwelijk is en/of beschermd door intellectuele > eigendomsrechten. Dit bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de > geadresseerde(n). Elk gebruik van de informatie vervat in dit bericht > (waaronder de volledige of gedeeltelijke reproductie of verspreiding onder > elke vorm) door andere personen dan de geadresseerde(n) is verboden. Indien > u dit bericht per vergissing heeft ontvangen, gelieve de afzender hiervan te > verwittigen en dit bericht te verwijderen. > > This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain information which is > confidential and/or protected by intellectual property rights and are > intended for the sole use of the addressees. Any use of the information > contained herein (including but not limited to total or partial reproduction > or distribution in any form) by other persons than the addressees is > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the > sender and delete its contents. > > Ce courriel et les annexes éventuelles peuvent contenir des informations > confidentielles et/ou protégées par des droits de propriété intellectuelle. > Ce message est adressé exclusivement à son (ses) destinataire(s). Toute > utilisation du contenu de ce message (y compris la reproduction ou diffusion > partielle ou complète sous toute forme) par une autre personne que le(s) > destinataire(s) est formellement interdite. Si vous avez reçu ce message par > erreur, veuillez prévenir l'expéditeur du message et en détruire le contenu. > > ************************************************************* > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
