> If we have a very stable version tomorrow, then JAVA6 can come friday :-)
... which would be great :-) -- Karl Am 10.03.2010 10:40, schrieb Dirk Stöcker: > 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 > _______________________________________________ josm-dev mailing list josm-dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/josm-dev