Yes, I meant compiling for 1.8, but Thiago's idea is interesting. Can default methods and lambdas actually be compiled to binary code that runs on Java 7 or even 6? That would indeed be a viable option, maybe even for 5.4.
Bob Harner <bobhar...@gmail.com> schrieb am Di., 26. Jan. 2016 17:52: > I don't think Jochen was proposing compiling Tapestry to anything other > that a 1.8 level, only that if Tapestry forces users to use a 1.8 runtime > then it doesn't mean they are forced to use 1.8 features. > > I'm +1 with 5.4 being maintained for jre 1.6 or 1.7 and Tapestry 5.5 being > for jre 1.8 users, because 1) it's a way to keep devs interested, and 2) > the potential advantages of 1.8 are huge for Tapestry. One of the biggest > would be the ability to change interfaces without breaking backward > compatibility (via default methods). > On Jan 26, 2016 7:32 AM, "Thiago H de Paula Figueiredo" < > thiag...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:29:58 -0200, Jochen Kemnade < > > jochen.kemn...@eddyson.de> wrote: > > > > Hi, > >> > > > > Hi! > > > > I expected that someone would bring up this point. I know how hard it is > >> to get a large company to use up-to-date software. > >> However, I don't think that this should stop us from requiring Java 8. > >> First of all, you can use a separate JRE/JDK to run your Tapestry > >> application, you just need to set your JAVA_HOME accordingly, and > second, > >> if we switch to Java 8, that doen't mean that we force anyone to use > Java 8 > >> features, it should still compile and run Java 5 code fine. > >> > > > > But, in order to have Tapestry using Java 8 in its sources and compile to > > Java 6 or 7 we will be able to use most of the new syntax, but none of > the > > Java 8-introduced classes and interfaces like streams. I'm not sure how > > much we can use Java 8 in Tapestry keeping it runnable under Java 7. Of > > course, this is someone we should research. > > > > -- > > Thiago H. de Paula Figueiredo > > Tapestry, Java and Hibernate consultant and developer > > http://machina.com.br > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tapestry.apache.org > > > > >
