On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Sebastian Klein wrote: >> I don't know when the JOSM core is going to be compiled for Java 6. On >> this list I have been reading >> about plans to switch to Java 6 one or two weeks ago. Perhaps it has >> been postponed by another month or two >> in the meantime. Plugins should probably wait to compile for Java 6 >> until the JOSM core is available for Java 6.
JOSM core is already compiled using JAVA6, but still using JAVA5 as target. This will be changed as soon as we have JAVA6 stuff included. But if I understand it correctly JAVA6 stuff can be compiled for 5 (but fails to work under 5). So switching to 6 in compiling mode is not really a requirement. The question is when we do allow JAVA6 code. > I think it is quite clear: The final decision on the Java 6 switch will > be made after the stabilization & bugfixing phase. (Which has started > early January and apparently isn't over.) JOSM should be a bit more stable, but I also don't like to wait endless. JAVA6 will come end of month latest and JAVA5 users will have to live with the version we have by then. Would be nice if the plugin issues and some other serious stuff can be fixed till then. If there are really bigger issues and users of JAVA5 have no other chance, then a bug-fix branch can be made if a maintainer for it can be found (which I doubt). If we have a very stable version tomorrow, then JAVA6 can come friday :-) Ciao -- http://www.dstoecker.eu/ (PGP key available) _______________________________________________ josm-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/josm-dev
