Are there specific Java9 JRE classes that we should focus on to get into GWT?
Would making GWT support Java9 sources and running in a Java9 env cause backward incompatible changes that prevent GWT from running in Java8? On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 2:56:46 PM UTC-5, James Nelson wrote: > > As I've mentioned elsewhere, > https://plus.google.com/+JamesNelsonX/posts/gBfpBDnwV9V , java 9 support > is entirely possible. > > When I last tried it out, it required a fair number of hacks, but it > worked fine. > I expect the final version of java 9 modules to require slightly fewer > hacks, > and for it to take a fair amount of time to properly refactor gwt jars > enough to be usable in java 9 systems. > > If you are in a rush to get java 9, you are going to have to roll up your > sleeves, hold your nose, and dive into the early-access bug-zone. > I can get you jars that (can be made to) work, but are very likely to > change when integrated properly into Gwt > (I did some unspeakable things to make it work the weekend I did it as my > project). > > If you are comfortable waiting until there is more official support, I > can't really tell you what Google is planning... > I, however, will be releasing my fork w/ java 9 support when I am sure the > underlying module system is completely done changing; > a few colleagues and I are considering opening a gwt-shop with support for > the 2.X line, and would handle this kind of stuff directly, > however, it's still being done in my "spare" time, which is actually > supposed to be for building a new ui templating language for gwt, > coming up with an javax.model replacement for gwt generators, and building > a social network to fix democracy... hehe. > "Sleep is the Cousin of Death" :D > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GWT Contributors" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-web-toolkit-contributors/ccb9b604-e8f7-498a-b1fe-f22fa8282dcf%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
