[jsword-devel] Java 1.6

[Chris Burrell]

The one I was thinking of at the time would be the @Override annotation. It
makes it clearer from the code that you are indeed implementing an
interface in Java 6. Java 5 doesn't actually allow you to specify the
annotation. So it's not a biggy, just very handy when you do massive
refactors and you want to check you're implementing an interface and not
just declaring another stand-alone method.

http://javamoods.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/override-changes-in-java-6.html for
more details.

Chris


On 25 August 2012 21:35, DM Smith <dmsmith at crosswire.org> wrote:

> A few:
> We want to support at least the last five years of popular operating
> systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, Android).
>         Mac OS X of older vintages don't have Java 6.
>         Java 7 is just out for the most recent Macs running the most
> recent OS. I've tested it and found no problems.
>         The Android market is quite fragmented. I don't have a good handle
> on what level of features their Java supports.
>
> We want to support older hardware. This is true in missionary circles with
> hand-me-down machines. And I still have an actively used older, perfectly
> good Mac that cannot run Java 6.
>
> The libraries that we depend upon are at Java 5.
>
> The last release was Java 1.4. I think it'd be good for the next release
> to be Java 5.
>
> Regarding Java 6 and 7:
>
> JSword runs just fine with a Java 6 jre.
>
> I've also compiled JSword with Java 6 jdk and it compiles and runs just
> fine w/ Java 5 JREs. Perhaps a bit faster.
> I haven't tested Java 7 yet, but I expect the same.
>
> Are there any features of Java 6 or 7 that you feel would make JSword
> better?
>
> In Him,
>         DM
>
> On Aug 25, 2012, at 3:00 PM, Chris Burrell <chris at burrell.me.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi all
> >
> > Any reason to stick with Java 1.5? We could upgrade to 1.6 or even Java
> 7...
> >
> > Chris
> >
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