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Re: [m2e-dev] [m2e-users] moving m2e to java7 past kepler sr0

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----- Original Message -----
> Hey!
> 
> Can we align this somehow with the release train and what the release
> train defines as the supported platforms? I think this is Java6 + Java7
> for Kepler (I guess for SR0-2). If Luna continues to support Java6 as a
> runtime platform, I think it would be good if m2e would also continue to
> run on Java6.
> 
> Just my 2 cents,
> -Martin
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 30.05.13 13:44, Igor Fedorenko wrote:
> > I don't plan to downcompile m2e to java6 even if this is supported, I
> > plan to require java7 when running m2e.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Igor
> >
> > On 2013-05-30 7:37 AM, Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> I totally agree with the change to Java7. just because when using Java7
> >>> you can still produce binaries to the target system in Java6 (if were
> >>> required).
> >>
> >> If the binaries can run on Java 6 then that is all fine - but I read the
> >> request that Java 7 would be required to run.
> >>
> >>> People that don't want to change and use new features that only can be
> >>> provided by new Java version should stay with the old version. The same
> >>> will happen for teams that would like to use new Jetty 9 and its news
> >>> features.
> >>
> >> Jetty 8 and 9 can coexist in eclipse - m2e old version and new cannot.
> >>
> >> Very different things.
> >>
> >>> Most people that I know and use Mac is moving to Java7 due the security
> >>> issues reported with Java6. Btw, Mountain Lion didn't come with Java and
> >>> to install one you should use Java 7.
> >>
> >> Most people I know are also on Java 7, but that is not the users that
> >> there are the most of.
> >>
> >> This is called observer bias and something to be vary aware of and why we
> >> collect actual user data instead of looking at the people we actually
> >> meet in our day to day
> >> work which tend to be years ahead of the main user adoption.
> >>
> >> /max
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> On 30/05/13 07:00, Martin Lippert wrote:
> >>>> Hey!
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks, Max, for the heads-up here.
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, I can confirm very similar numbers from both the Spring Tool
> >>>> Suite and the Groovy/Grails Tool Suite. We have about 55% running on
> >>>> Java6. This number is even a bit higher on Mac (about 60%).
> >>>>
> >>>> I also share the motivation for moving to Java7, but it would cut off
> >>>> something between 50% and 60% of our users (roughly speaking). So
> >>>> please don't exclude them from new m2e versions that soon...!!! :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks!!!
> >>>> -Martin
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 30.05.13 11:51, Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
> >>>>> I've pinged Martin Lippert from STS who confirmed similar numbers but
> >>>>> he'll follow on this thread with the exact numbers.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>> I'd like to propose moving m2e to require java7 execution environment
> >>>>>> after Kepler SR0 is out. I am getting really addicted to
> >>>>>> try-with-resources syntax [1], and with java6 past it's eol [2]
> >>>>>> already,
> >>>>>> I see little/no reasons to stick with this version any longer.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Does anyone have a good reasons to stay with java 6 past this coming
> >>>>>> June? ("my IT department is too retarded to allow java7" is probably
> >>>>>> not
> >>>>>> a good reason).
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> [1]
> >>>>>> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/tryResourceClose.html
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> [2] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>> Igor
> >>>>>> _______________________________________________
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> >>>>>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/m2e-users
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
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-- 
/max


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