RE: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-18 Thread De Smet Ringo
Is there any reason that the 2.1 branch cannot require java 1.5 to compile and execute? I am not a developer on Maven, so my vote would not count anyway. I am an independent IT consultant and want to offer some background information why this would be a bad decision. During my work for the

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-18 Thread Brett Porter
I don't think this is surprising, however I think targeting JDK 1.4 but being able to run Java 5 is going to be common in this scenario (consider most IDEs require JRE 5.0 now), and for those who can't even do that, then they still have the option of using Maven 2.0.x, or contributing

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-18 Thread Ralph Goers
De Smet Ringo wrote: Is there any reason that the 2.1 branch cannot require java 1.5 to compile and execute? I am not a developer on Maven, so my vote would not count anyway. I am an independent IT consultant and want to offer some background information why this would be a bad

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-18 Thread nicolas de loof
My target environment is Java 1.3, so I have a more critical requirement than you as I simply can't run maven2 with the target env. This is not an issue in any case as I have Java6 as a JDK and a JRE 1.3 for tests. I simply set the source,target and bootclasspath options of the compiler plugin to

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-18 Thread nicolas de loof
Please also consider Java 1.4 will start the end-of-life process in october... 2008/8/18 Ralph Goers [EMAIL PROTECTED] De Smet Ringo wrote: Is there any reason that the 2.1 branch cannot require java 1.5 to compile and execute? I am not a developer on Maven, so my vote would not count

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-18 Thread Ralph Goers
Brett Porter wrote: I don't think this is surprising, however I think targeting JDK 1.4 but being able to run Java 5 is going to be common in this scenario (consider most IDEs require JRE 5.0 now), and for those who can't even do that, then they still have the option of using Maven 2.0.x,

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-18 Thread Mark Struberg
] Betreff: Re: Java version for 2.1 branch An: Maven Developers List dev@maven.apache.org Datum: Sonntag, 17. August 2008, 18:23 At this point I don't see why not. It's a major version bump, and we've seen from most feedback running a 1.5 JVM doesn't appear to be a problem for anyone. +1

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-18 Thread Mauro Talevi
+1 Arnaud HERITIER wrote: +1 Arnaud On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Brett Porter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: +1D On 17/08/2008, at 6:27 PM, Ralph Goers wrote: Is there any reason that the 2.1 branch cannot require java 1.5 to compile and execute? Ralph

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-17 Thread Jason van Zyl
At this point I don't see why not. It's a major version bump, and we've seen from most feedback running a 1.5 JVM doesn't appear to be a problem for anyone. +1 On 17-Aug-08, at 1:27 AM, Ralph Goers wrote: Is there any reason that the 2.1 branch cannot require java 1.5 to compile and

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-17 Thread Brett Porter
+1D On 17/08/2008, at 6:27 PM, Ralph Goers wrote: Is there any reason that the 2.1 branch cannot require java 1.5 to compile and execute? Ralph - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail:

Re: Java version for 2.1 branch

2008-08-17 Thread Arnaud HERITIER
+1 Arnaud On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Brett Porter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: +1D On 17/08/2008, at 6:27 PM, Ralph Goers wrote: Is there any reason that the 2.1 branch cannot require java 1.5 to compile and execute? Ralph