I understand your concerns with risk management in terms of a production environment, but do you realize that Java 1.4 started its end of life (EOL) transition on Dec, 11 2006, and the transition ended on October 30th, 2008?[1] In fact, the EOL for java 1.5 has also reached its end of service life as of Oct. 30 2009.[2] So PDFBox aside, I'd recommend that you consider upgrading your JVM to something newer. If you go straight to 1.6 you can reduce the number of times you'll need to go through the rigorous testing cycles for a JVM upgrade (that should get you supported through the end of 2011). Otherwise you are just going to run into this issue more and more with different programs, libraries, etc. as time goes on. If the retro translator doesn't work for you (not sure why it wouldn't), then there's an even stronger business case for upgrading to a newer JVM.
Good luck, Adam [1] http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/ [2] http://java.sun.com/products/archive/eol.policy.html From: "Mica Cooper" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: 02/17/2010 09:08 Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Apache PDFBox 1.0.0 released Jukka, I realize that you may not understand the issues involved and there are many. The retro translator you mentioned lists a number of problems that are not 1.4 backward compatible. This could cause a failure in a production environment which is unacceptable. Porting the library to 1.5 because its 'cool' or I wanna do it, is not a valid business reason to do so. I respect the original author's intent of making the library 1.4 compatible to reach the widest usage possible. Please release the PDFBox changes as 1.4 compatible or our company and others will be stuck on the Sourceforge 0.74 version and continue making changes to it without contribution to the Apache version. Mica Cooper ---------------------------------------- From: "Jukka Zitting" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:01 PM To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Apache PDFBox 1.0.0 released Hi, On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Mica Cooper wrote: > I would hope that "[PDFBOX-572] Upgrading PDFBox (incl. JempBox and > FontBox) to use Java 5" Does not mean that PDFBox is now incompatible with > JDK 1.4 as it previously was. Yes. > This would be a huge problem for many companies. If you're unable (why?) to upgrade to a more modern JVM but want to use the latest PDFBox release, I suggest using tools like Retrotranslator (http://retrotranslator.sourceforge.net/) as a workaround. BR, Jukka Zitting ? Click here to submit conditions This email and any content within or attached hereto from Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. is confidential and/or legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named on this email. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this email information is strictly prohibited, and that the documents should be returned to this office immediately by email. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver of any privilege. Please do not include your social security number, account number, or any other personal or financial information in the content of the email. Should you have any questions, please call (800) 453 7884.
