----- Original Message ----- > On 09/20/2013 10:17 AM, Andrew Hughes wrote: > >> On 09/19/2013 01:06 PM, Andrew Hughes wrote: > >>>> > >>>> The build README points out that a 6 JDK is required to build OpenJDK6 > >>>> [1] and @Override for interface methods are supported by a 6 compiler. > >>> > >>> Then the README is wrong. > >> > >> Oh, what is the boot JDK requirement, then? > > > > 1.5: > > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk6-dev/2013-September/003039.html > > > > This is a regression from before the HotSpot update so needs to be fixed. > > Okay. Given that @Override on interface is not quite part of java 5 > (different compilers implemented it differently), the change looks okay > to me. >
It wasn't specified, so the OpenJDK javac is at fault in not failing IMHO. > Thanks, > Omair > -- > PGP Key: 66484681 (http://pgp.mit.edu/) > Fingerprint = F072 555B 0A17 3957 4E95 0056 F286 F14F 6648 4681 > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk6-dev/2013-September/003071.html Will you release b28 now? -- Andrew :) Free Java Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com) PGP Key: 248BDC07 (https://keys.indymedia.org/) Fingerprint = EC5A 1F5E C0AD 1D15 8F1F 8F91 3B96 A578 248B DC07
