Joseph, We just have the binaries for WO and that is not going to change.
Should we lose binary compatibility in a future JVM release, WO will no longer work. That’s an “if”, so, no way to tell. Andrus has been working on Cayenne for a very long time, and it’s a viable replacement for EOF. For other things, you’d have to look elsewhere. Ken On Sep 18, 2014, at 8:30 AM, Joseph Pachod <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Andrus > > Thanks for the answer > > Well, migration is a topic on its own, which I didn't intend to cover here, > only to know whether such a move would be needed. And if so, btw, what about > the WebObject part ? Any migration plan for it ? > > But before having to go this far : would we be able to "patch/fix at minima" > EOF and WebObjects ? Can we access/modify the sources ? I guess not but I'm > looking for a confirmation. > > ++ > > 2014-09-18 13:41 GMT+02:00 Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]>: > WO in its binary form miraculously survived Java evolution for so many years. > Not knowing the details of Java 9, I can't say what the next workaround will > be, but I know there will be one :) > > But seriously, you should probably start looking at Apache Cayenne or other > alternatives. You may check my presentations from WOWODC last year on what it > takes to get there (TL;DR - no silver bullet, but a reasonable migration > path). > > Andrus > > On Sep 18, 2014, at 12:36 PM, Joseph Pachod <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi > > > > We're discussing how we/wonder could/would handle a new Java version not > > being backward compatible in regard to source code, as it has been rumored > > to be the plan for Java 9. > > > > As far as I've found, the source code of EOF/WebObjects is closed source, > > not accessible and not modifiable. Is this right ? > > > > If, for some reason, EOF/Wonder wouldn't compile any more against Java 9, > > what could be done ? Is it about a major rewrite or could it be "not this > > bad" ? Is there any plan? > > > > Thanks in avance > > > > Best, > > -- > > Joseph Pachod, Intuitive Healthcare Solutions > > Equipe Technique > > 08.11.69.63.86 > > http://bugreport.resurgences.com > > http://www.resurgences.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jpachod%40improve.fr > > This email sent to [email protected] > > > > -- > Joseph Pachod, Intuitive Healthcare Solutions > Equipe Technique > 08.11.69.63.86 > http://bugreport.resurgences.com > http://www.resurgences.com > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/kenlists%40anderhome.com > > This email sent to [email protected]
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