My clients started to use Java 7 a few months before, so I wouldn't choose Java 8. I know it's new and shinny and as a developer I'd love to play with it, but unfortunately, users are using it. I'd go for Java 7 and plan Java 8 for Math 5.0
On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> wrote: > 2015-01-08 13:57 GMT+01:00 Martin Grotle Soukup < > martin.grotle.sou...@gmail.com>: > > > Hi, > > > > I am only a user of the library, but I would be excited to see CM take > > advantage of the new features of java 8. > > > > Best regards, > > Martin Grotle Soukup > > > > > > 2015-01-08 12:34 GMT+01:00 Gilles <gil...@harfang.homelinux.org>: > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > Raising this issue once again. > > > Are we going to upgrade the requirement for the next major release? > > > > > > [ ] Java 5 > > > [ ] Java 6 > > > [ ] Java 7 > > > [x] Java 8 > > > > The java.util.function package seems like a natural fit for a mathematics > library. OTOH my feeling is, that most users are still using Java 6/7... > > Benedikt > > > > > [ ] Java 9 > > > > > > ? > > > > > > Gilles > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2015 10:34:20 +0000, sebb wrote: > > > > > >> I've had to give up trying to get Continuum to use Git, so I set up a > > >> Jenkins build for Math > > >> > > >> It seems Jenkins itself needs Java 1.6+, and the JAVA_1_x_HOME > > >> variables don't seem to have been set up on the Jenkins hosts, so the > > >> -Pjava-1.5 profile does not work as is. > > >> > > >> However I found that the JAVA_1_5_HOME variable can be defined on the > > >> Maven command-line. > > >> > > >> This works, provided that Java 1.5 is always installed in the same > > >> location on different hosts. > > >> > > >> [The JAVA_1_x_HOME variables were designed get around this > > >> restriction, as they can be differently defined on different hosts] > > >> > > >> Hopefully the builds will be useful in detecting accidental use of > > >> Java 1.6+ APIs > > >> > > >> So far I have only added Commons Math itself. > > >> I hope to add the examples shortly. > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://people.apache.org/~britter/ > http://www.systemoutprintln.de/ > http://twitter.com/BenediktRitter > http://github.com/britter > -- - OCPJP7 (90%) - OCAJP7 (93%) - Java and Big Data Enthusiast
