On October 26, 2009 10:16:29 am Eskil Abrahamsen Blomfeldt wrote: > Francis Galiegue skrev: > > > > Which platforms running Qt Jambi still use 1.5? Why isn't 1.6 required > > all the way? > > I don't see any reason of scrapping compatibility with Java 1.5 at this > point. It's a convenience for people to be able to deploy to platforms > which do not necessarily have support for features introduced in new > versions of Java. When we initially introduced the dependency on Java > 1.5, it was not a decision taken lightly, but Java 1.5 was a quantum > leap in terms of version updates, and has so many handy features > (generics, varargs, enums, annotations to name a few) that we felt they > outweighed any inconvenience caused by the fact that we standardized on > 1.5 at a time when 1.4 was the most widely used version of Java. As far > as I know, the same cannot be said for Java 1.6.
Personally, I sort of agree/disagree with using 1.6. On the one hand, some are still stuck using 1.5 in some way, so compatibility for them is needed. At the same time, 1.6 has been around for two years or so, I think. And 1.7 is just around the corner from Sun (Oracle?). A question is what systems cannot get 1.6 or what libraries would not function by using it? A solid java version is definitely there for Linux, Windows, and Solaris. Mac OS X has in its recent Java versions come a lot closer to a real stable 1.6, and it is the default on 10.5/10.6. It is even there on some BSD variants. If there aren't any significant issues with platform or external libraries, then I would propose that QtJambi switch to 1.6 sooner than later. Perhaps around the time it becomes a full community version (full 4.6 version?) or soon thereafter. A list of potential issues for this would be an idea. Regards, Raymond _______________________________________________ Qt-jambi-interest mailing list [email protected] http://lists.trolltech.com/mailman/listinfo/qt-jambi-interest
