[kepler-dev] java 1.6 for kepler 2.0?

[Chad Berkley]

We decided this morning to leave 1.5 for now, but any release after 2.0 
will most likely use 1.6.  I'm going to change the compiler 
compatibility flag in the kepler build to point to 1.5 so that we don't 
accidentally get any 1.6 versioned classes in the code that could cause 
problems.

chad


Christopher Brooks wrote:
> Hi Chad,
> For Ptolemy, there is the Eclipse/Mac OS X problem documented in
> http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/ptexternal/wiki/Main/Mac#Eclipse1_6
> 
> I can take a look at this sometime soonish.
> 
> Another issue is that last I looked, Java 1.6 applets will not work
> under Mac OS X 10.5.  This is probably not a big issue with Kepler,
> but it is an issue with Ptolemy as Edward and I are using 10.5.
> 
> In the near term, Ptolemy will likely remain at Java 1.5.  We
> are fairly close to a code freeze, so requiring Java 1.6 seems
> slightly risky.
> 
> If we require 1.6, then someone, somewhere will likely be left out
> and complain.
> 
> I do see the value of requiring Java 1.5, but waiting might be prudent.
> 
> _Christopher
> 
> 
> Chad Berkley wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm becoming increasingly convinced that we just need to bite the 
>> bullet and require java 1.6 for Kepler 2.0.  Mac OSX just pushed 1.6 
>> in the latest update.  I'm not sure how many of the older macs are 
>> still out there that can't run 1.6, but it's becoming increasingly 
>> hard to only compile kepler components with a pre 1.5 compiler.
>>
>> What do others think?  Do we have any recent download stats on how 
>> many people are downloading kepler with older macs?
>>
>> chad
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