Exactly.
It needs to crystal clear to developers that until xxx (event or date)
all testing is to be done on Java 7 even if the recommended run-time is
the Java 8 jvm.
The new features in Java 8 are pretty attractive. I switched to Java 8
in the Fall for all our projects and it has been painless (aside from
teaching an old dog new tricks).
How was this done between Java 6 and 7?
There were fewer changes and major new features
(http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/language/enhancements.html#javase7)
but there must have been a protocol for adding code that depended on Java 7.
Ron
On 04/03/2015 9:51 AM, Pierre Smits wrote:
That is why plans are created.
That older releases work without issues with a newer JVM is a great
compliment for our contributors, and a plus for all users of those older
versions. However, making a newer JVM/JDK the desginated default for all
future development is something that needs to be communicated. That way
both developers and users can define and/or their plans as well.
Best regards,
Pierre Smits
*ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>*
Services & Solutions for Cloud-
Based Manufacturing, Professional
Services and Retail & Trade
http://www.orrtiz.com
On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Ron Wheeler <[email protected]>
wrote:
The real question is:
"At what date are we going to allow code to be added to the product that
will not run on the Java 7 jvm?"
or
"At what date will releases cease to be tested for their ability to run on
a Java 7 jvm."
As soon as someone adds lamdas or streams or any of the new Java 8
features, OFBiz will not run on earlier jvms.
Certainly, there is no reason not to recommend that new installation or
existing installations move to the Java 8 jvm.
Ron
On 04/03/2015 3:43 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
All living ones are ready https://issues.apache.org/
jira/browse/OFBIZ-5835
Jacques
Le 04/03/2015 08:45, Pierre Smits a écrit :
With/from which release branch should we default java 8?
Best regards,
Pierre
Op woensdag 4 maart 2015 heeft Jacques Le Roux <
[email protected]>
het volgende geschreven:
FYI, just read at https://twitter.com/java
<<After April 2015, Oracle will not post further updates of Java SE 7 to
its public download sites. http://ow.ly/Iz25J>> <http://t.co/7ZCwLmt402
I think it's time for us to declare Java 8 our recommended version.
Jacques
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