On 10 February 2012 15:18, 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.
So are you saying that if we release a new version of commons-logging it should require Java 1.6? That would be completely unnecessary. > - 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] But surely Eclipse can be told to target Java 1.5 ? That would at least deal with the compiler warnings. > - 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 I don't see how problems with JDBC are relevant to Pool. > - 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. Java 1.5 *is* still supported. > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
