+1 for targeting Java 6 on new releases... Bill-
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote: > On 10/02/2012 14:41, Ralph Goers wrote: > > In many cases the differences between Java 5 and 6 aren't noticeable. > > If the project doesn't require anything from Java 6, why require it? > > I'm sure there are quite a few places where it is still being used > > despite the end of support. > > I think there are several reasons: > - It strikes me as odd to release a new version of a component - such as > pool2 - targeting a version of the JVM that is already effectively > obsolete. > - There are some platforms (I am thinking primarily of OSX) where > getting ones hands on a Java 5 implementation requires a fair amount of > jumping through hoops. [1] > - Pool2 feeds dbcp2 and Java6 includes JDBC4 which is not backwards > compatible with JDBC3. DBCP is already jumping through hoops with > 1.3/1.4 and targeting Java6 makes DBCP easier > - Something we have seen in Tomcat is JVM bugs not being fixed in older > releases. The fewer older JVM versions we target, the less likely we are > to hit these sorts of bugs. Granted, I haven't seen any of this in > Commons. Yet. > > Some of these arguments are pool2 specific but overall, my preference is > for targeting the lowest currently supported version of the JVM unless > there is a compelling argument not to. > > Mark > > > [1] I happened to be using my Mac to work on pool 2 and noticed a whole > bunch of @Override warnings because my Mac doesn't have a Java 5 (mainly > because after the latest OS upgrade I couldn't be bothered to jump > through the hoops yet again(, > > > > > > In short, if the project needs features found only in Java 6 then > > make it the minimum, otherwise support Java 5. > > > > Ralph > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Feb 10, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> [pool2] just went from Java 5 to Java 6 because Java 5 requires > >> paid-for support from Oracle. > >> > >> How does the ML feel about moving projects that are now on Java 5 > >> to Java 6? > >> > >> Thank you, Gary > >> > >> -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org JUnit in > >> Action, 2nd Ed: <http://goog_1249600977>http://bit.ly/ECvg0 Spring > >> Batch in Action: <http://s.apache.org/HOq>http://bit.ly/bqpbCK > >> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: > >> http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
