On Wed, 17 Apr 2019 at 15:39, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > How long until javac removes -source and -target 1.7? They already > removed 1.6 in Java 12. At some point, we'll be forced to upgrade just > to remain source compatible with recent compilers. That's likely not > for another year or more, though, so not an immediate problem; just > something to consider for long term.
Note that Java 7 has extended support until at least July 2022: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java-se-support-roadmap.html > On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 09:53, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 14:51, Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > On 2019-04-16, Gary Gregory wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:39 AM Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> As long as using Java 7 doesn't hurt us, I don't see any reason to > > > >> update. > > > > > > > Using old dead versions of Java turns off potential contributors IMO. > > > > You have to go dig around and install an archived version of the JDK > > > > which Oracle has EOLed. > > > > > > How so? You can build Compress with Java 13 and nobody is going to stop > > > you. If you happen to use a feature of something not supported in Java 7 > > > then this may point to a reason to switch. > > > > > > > Not only that but you can't use the more modern features and APIs. > > > > > > This sounds as if you believed switching to more modern language > > > constructs and APIs would magically attract collaborators. Been there, > > > see the dead compress-2 branch, and don't buy this anymore. > > > > > > Note I haven't cast any vote (and this is not a vote at all), I just > > > don't see any reason to add requirements as long as doing so doesn't > > > provide any benefits. As soon as it does, I'll be happy to switch. > > > > +1, well put. > > > > > Stefan > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > > -- > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
