On 30.04.2015 15:57, Ben Reser wrote: > On 4/28/15 11:25 PM, Branko Čibej wrote: >> Subject says it all. Two reasons: >> >> * Java 5 has been officially dead since 2009 >> * 1.9 JavaHL uses Java6 APIs >> >> It's possible to cross-compile for Java5 using newer JDKs, but the >> compiler only checks language features, not library usage; for the >> latter, you actually need Java5 classes available. I've not been able to >> find a J5SE download that doesn't require creating an account with Oracle. >> >> Alternatively, I'd be happy to keep the compatibility guarantee, but >> someone would have to make the Java 5 bootstrap classes available on a >> buildbot and use them for the JavaHL build and tests so that we can >> actually verify compatibility. > Just require Java 6. Java 7 is almost at the end of support. I doubt there's > very many people trying to use JavaHL with Java 5 and if there are it's still > a > very small group. Not worth the effort in my opinion.
Ack. r1677003.
