On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 01:55:35PM +0100, Benjamin Mesing wrote: > [Please CC, I am not subscribed] > > >>> How do I ensure, that the correct compiler is used. > >>> Is the only way, to explicitly set the java > >>> compiler path (i.e. /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0/bin/javac > > >> Yes, that is the only correct way. We must be sure that the package > >> builds with identical results on different systems, > > > It's not so much that we need identical results, but the result must > > use the same ABI, which isn't true across major Java versions. > > Couldn't this be achieved using the "-target 1.5" switch for the javac > compiler (even when using Java 1.6)?
Who says the results are the same? Who says the results are the same with different JDK 5 implementations? I agree with Marcus that its much better to have one explicit Build-Dependency than a large collection and slightly different results. Cheers, Michael -- .''`. | Michael Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : | Free Java Developer <http://www.classpath.org> `. `' | `- | 1024D/BAC5 4B28 D436 95E6 F2E0 BD11 5923 A008 2763 483B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
