As discussed on the list, there is a compiler option in the 5.0 compilers we use that allows source code containing a subset of Java 5.0 language features to be compiled into 1.4 compatible class files.
Since this is quite a significant change I'd like to get a vote on whether the project should make this compiler option a necessity for our code. The positive outcome of this is that we can develop APIs that rely on those 5.0 language features, and run the resulting code on existing 1.4-compatible VMs. The downside is that we are using an undocumented compiler feature on the reference implementation (it is supported on the Eclipse compiler). [ ] +1 - Yes, change the build scripts to compile 5.0 code to 1.4 target [ ] 0 - I don't care [ ] -1 - No, don't change the compiler options (please state why) Regards, Tim -- Tim Ellison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IBM Java technology centre, UK.
