[jsword-devel] JDK version

[Martin Denham]

Hi DM,

My comment regarding JDK 7 was just for information.  I don't have any need
to jump to JDK 7.  I just had the feeling the only reason we were still on
6 was because of Android, but it seems like I was wrong.

Martin



On 10 June 2017 at 11:36, Sijo Cherian <sijo.cherian at gmail.com> wrote:

> How much work is expected in jsword for j7?
> I can help if multiple developer is needed.
>
> /sijo
>
> On Jun 9, 2017 6:07 PM, "DM Smith" <dmsmith at crosswire.org> wrote:
>
>> That was a bit short. Our policy has been to support older devices, such
>> as missionaries have for field work. That has meant supporting 10 year old
>> hardware and operating systems. Given those systems the availability of
>> Java was our limiting factor. That initially was limited by MacOS. By the
>> time mobile came around we were at Java 5 and most mobile was requiring a
>> subset of 1.3. Android changed that, but became the limiting factor.
>>
>> That was then. I think it is time to revise that policy. Since then
>> Oracle has taken over the development of Java and has done two things that
>> Sun didn’t do. It has frequent releases and second makes older versions
>> harder to get. Today, Java 8 is the only easily available version. It has
>> been over 2 years since the last public update to Java 7.
>>
>> Going to 7 as a minimum may prevent some users from getting a JSword app.
>> They can continue to use the currently available apps.
>>
>> The more practical question is how to manage a migration in git.
>> Obviously a branch is in order. The question is whether the branch is for
>> maintenance of the current code and trunk is for Java 7? We could go either
>> way. Let us know which you prefer and why.
>>
>> In Him,
>> DM
>>
>>
>> On Jun 7, 2017, at 7:59 PM, DM Smith <dmsmith at crosswire.org> wrote:
>>
>> Yes. Go for it.
>>
>> Cent from my fone so theer mite be tipos. ;)
>>
>> On Jun 7, 2017, at 4:33 PM, Martin Denham <mjdenham at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Android will soon support all JDK 7 features, and some JDK 8 features
>> <https://developer.android.com/studio/preview/features/java8-support.html>,
>> so if there was a desire and no other blockers, then it should be possible
>> for JSword to start targeting at least JDK 7.
>>
>> Martin
>>
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