This looks quite nice. I cannot figure out what means support for annotations. Even if they are left inside the classbytecode, you will not have access to the API to use them (except the case they are weaving the Class.class, but I really don't think so).
./alex -- .w( the_mindstorm )p. On 4/24/06, Don Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There has been a lot of discussion on Java 5 support for Struts Action 2, and > from my reading of the comments, we have > settled on a path, but I want to formalize it in a vote to ensure we are all > on the same page. > > I vote we develop Struts Action 2 with Java 5, taking advantage of it where > ever we can. At the same time, we should > use Retroweaver to build jars that will run in a 1.4 JVM. For those that > aren't familiar, Retroweaver supports > conversion of an impressive amount of Java 5 features and language changes. > In summary, Retroweaver supports [1]: > > * generics > * extended for loops > * static imports > * autoboxing/unboxing > * varargs > * enumerations > * annotations > > Therefore, our development philosophy will be to take _full_ advantage of > Java 5, but provide a working jar for Java > 1.4, however, we can't guarantee every Struts Action 2.0 feature will be > available to Java 1.4 users. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > [ ] +1 Make Java 5 the target > [ ] +0 I am fine with this move, but I'll still mainly interested in 1.4 > [ ] -0 I am not too keen, because ... > [ ] -1 I am against this move, because ... > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > I'll tally the votes after at least 72 hours and include the count in our > STATUS file. The vote is open to anyone. > > Don > > [1] http://retroweaver.sourceforge.net/documentation.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
