Well this is a definite oversight and so mea culpa. I am surprised neither my Maven build picked this up nor Continuum which is running the Struts 1.4build at Apache. When I get home, Frank, I will fix this for you.
Paul On Dec 5, 2007 7:55 AM, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I *definitely* say no... I know in my shop, we're going to be stuck with > JDK 1.4 for nearly another year because of Websphere, so it would keep > me from moving up the Struts 1.x ladder (although, we're still on 1.2.8 > I believe, so we're back a ways regardless). > > My feeling is that S1 should pretty much always stay on 1.4... I think > with the large installed base, and many in shops that haven't and don't > plan to bump to JDK 1.5, the 1.x track should remain accessible to them. > I'd like to see the JDK line be S1 vs. S2... those that are stuck on > 1.4 for whatever reason know that the 1.x track is for them, those on > 1.5+ can choose either track. > > Frank > > Paul Benedict wrote: > > I didn't unilaterally decide to use JDK 1.5 features. No worries. This > is > > just an oversight, but what bugs me is that the Maven compiler (at least > on > > my side) didn't set the right compiler version and catch the error. > Bummer. > > > > Anyway, AFAIK, 1.4 is still a JDK 1.4 project. But since Frank tried > this > > out, I guess we should ask if 1.5 should be used or not? At the moment, > I > > say no. Thoughts? > > > > Paul > > > > > > On Dec 5, 2007 7:14 AM, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Niall Pemberton wrote: > >>> Looks like core uses JDK 1.5 features - for example the > >>> IllegalStateException constructors which take a "Throwable" cause were > >>> only added in JDK 1.5: > >>> > >>> > >> > http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/IllegalStateException.html > >>> I don't remember agreeing to move to JDK 1.5 (from JDK 1.4) for the > >>> next Struts (1.4) version - but perhaps we did? > >> I had a feeling that might have been the case, but I too don't remember > >> even discussion of requiring 1.5 at any point so I figured I must be > >> wrong. > >> > >> And I can confirm that switching to java5 works, got a successful build > >> now... actually, I have java6 installed so I used that, but I assume > >> java5 would work too. > >> > >> Frank > >> > >>> Niall > >> Frank > >> > >> -- > >> Frank W. Zammetti > >> Founder and Chief Software Architect > >> Omnytex Technologies > >> http://www.omnytex.com > >> AIM/Yahoo: fzammetti > >> MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Author of "Practical Ajax Projects With Java Technology" > >> (2006, Apress, ISBN 1-59059-695-1) > >> and "JavaScript, DOM Scripting and Ajax Projects" > >> (2007, Apress, ISBN 1-59059-816-4) > >> Java Web Parts - http://javawebparts.sourceforge.net > >> Supplying the wheel, so you don't have to reinvent it! > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.14/1171 - Release Date: > 12/4/2007 7:31 PM > > -- > -- > Frank W. Zammetti > Founder and Chief Software Architect > Omnytex Technologies > http://www.omnytex.com > AIM/Yahoo: fzammetti > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Author of "Practical Ajax Projects With Java Technology" > (2006, Apress, ISBN 1-59059-695-1) > and "JavaScript, DOM Scripting and Ajax Projects" > (2007, Apress, ISBN 1-59059-816-4) > Java Web Parts - http://javawebparts.sourceforge.net > Supplying the wheel, so you don't have to reinvent it! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
