Support pros: * Java 6 reached the end of its supported life in February 2013. * OpenJDK was initially based only on the JDK 7 version of the Java platform.
Platform pros: * Highlights of Technology Changes in Java SE 7: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-418459.html#changes * Highlights of Technology Changes in Java SE 6: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/features-141434.html On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Stephan Bergmann <sberg...@redhat.com> wrote: > On 09/15/2014 05:11 PM, Robert Antoni Buj i Gelonch wrote: > >> Now, the LibreOffice's java code uses the version 1.5 both source and >> target, can we increase to 1.7? >> > > The cons would be incompatible changes for external users of the URE > interface and for people building or running LO against a JDK/JRE < 1.7. > > Would there be any substantial pros (esp. given the shrinking popularity > of Java in the LO code base)? > > Stephan > > _______________________________________________ > LibreOffice mailing list > LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice > -- http://about.me/rbuj
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