2006/4/5, George Harley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > Using the Sun 5.0 javac with the "jsr14" target it is possible to do a > complete compile of the Harmony Java source and successfully run the > tests on the existing VME. That means we could add in more contributions > that depended on 5.0 language features being understood instead of > letting them queue up. > > So +1 from me for using the straightforward but undocumented "jsr14" > target as a purely temporary measure to keep things moving onwards.
+1 Thanks, Mikhail > > Best regards, > George > > > Etienne Gagnon wrote: > > I think that using Sun's javac and Eclipse with their undocumented and > > unsupported options during the "transition period" seems the cleanest > > strategy for both class library and VM maintenance. I see no trouble > > having such a dependency for a limited period of time (a few months). > > > > Etienne > > > > Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: > > > >> Tim Ellison wrote: > >> > >>> Using the Eclipse compiler: > >>> > >>> In the Eclipse JDT UI you *can* specify source=5.0 target=1.4 and I > >>> successfully ran code written using generics on a 1.4 VM. However, the > >>> Eclipse batch compiler does not allow this source=5.0 target=1.4 > >>> combination; and when I asked why the answer was that the UI usage is > >>> wrong and will be fixed to prevent that combination. > >>> > >> LOL! How about suggesting that users find it useful right now? > >> ... > >> It seems like we have two options - Sun and Eclipse, and because the > >> eclipse compiler is CDDL, and can be integrated into our build system, > >> we seem to be safe. > >> > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
