mhm... actually it is not just our decission if we use external libs. I use one which is now only available for 1.5
stefan P.Rizzi Ag.Mobilità Ambiente wrote: > I think you should separate developer concerns from user concerns. > > For developers, I think 1.5 or even 1.6 could be OK for _compiling_. > > Users may still have 1.4 installed and I wouldn't force them to upgrade > just because of _running_ OJ. > > Since generics and the like are onyl syntactic sugar, you can compile > with 1.5 > and run with 1.4. > > With 1.5 comes new libraries that should be avoided unless absolutely > necessary, > and even then backports may exists and should be considered for > inclusion with OJ. > > For example the concurrency classes have a backport for 1.4 so you can > use them > running both with 1.5 and 1.4. > > Just my 2cs. > > Bye > Paolo Rizzi > > > *Da:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] per conto di > Sascha L. Teichmann > *Inviato:* gio 21/06/2007 21.16 > *A:* List for discussion of JPP development and use. > *Oggetto:* Re: [JPP-Devel] Java version > > SS, > > Sunburned Surveyor schrieb: > > [...] > > Sascha wrote: "The original JUMP uses still 1.4 IIRC and > > I would tend to say this a wise idea if you want > > to reach customers which are not willing to install > > a newer JVM (for a number of serious reasons)." > > > > What reasons would there be for avoiding the installation of a new JRE? > > Risk minimization e.g. Ever thought about the fact that *JUMP > may not be the only running Java app on your machine? > What if the other one is your business and/or mission critical app? > What if this app works fine with 1.4 and has known quirks with 1.5? [1] > What if *JUMP and this are coupled in some way? (Gulp!) > > I bet in such a situation you wouldn't dare to install a new JVM! > > > P.S. - I believe UDig and some others actually install a JRE with > > their program. Not that I am a big fan of that idea. > > This has to do with the reason i stated above. With a given version > that you have tested you can ensure certain things. Nonetheless it's > bad practice... > > - Sascha > > [1] Browse a bit at http://bugs.sun.com to see what I mean. ;-) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
