Hi Phil, Phil Steitz wrote:
> On 7/28/11 11:18 PM, Jörg Schaible wrote: >> Jörg Schaible wrote: [snip] >>> Use the java-1.4 profile (look into the commons parent) and define its >>> home in your settings.xml: >>> >>> <profile> >>> <id>java-1.4</id> >>> <properties> >>> <JAVA_1_4_HOME>/opt/blackdown- >>> jdk-1.4.2.03</JAVA_1_4_HOME> >>> </properties> >>> </profile> >>> >>> You can use then any newer Java version to build. >> Speak: You can use any newer Java version to run Maven, compilation and >> running the test will use the Java version of the profile. > > Thanks! You said compilation and execution both, right? Yes. > So > Surefire is somehow smart enough to avoid using its own jdk 1.5+ > stuff, or does it somehow launch a new JVM for each test? New JVM. > Also, can > the property to specified on the command line? Sebb did most of it IIRC, see here http://commons.apache.org/commons-parent- pom.html#Testing_with_different_Java_versions - Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
