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Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Has Java 5 Platform support been discontinued?

Hi Szymon

Your list omits the 'culprit'.

It is org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS that is now Java 6 putting paid to all attempts at internationalization with Java 5.

    Regards

        Ed Willink

On 02/09/2013 16:41, Szymon Ptaszkiewicz wrote:
See
http://www.eclipse.org/projects/project-plan.php?projectid=eclipse#appendix
for the table of  minimum EE per bundle.

Szymon




From:	David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>
To:	Cross project issues <cross-project-issues-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	2013-09-02 17:34
Subject:	Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Has Java 5 Platform support
             been	discontinued?
Sent by:	cross-project-issues-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx



So it seems that the Platform no longer supports Java 5.
Yes and no. As a whole, such for whole Eclipse SDK, even Kepler (If not
Juno) said "Java 6 required", although there were always some bundles (and
combination of bundles) that supported lower VMs.

Is this intentional and an unannounced policy change?
Probably not announced well. It has been discussed at status meetings, and
various bugzillas, that some previous "1.4" or "1.5" bundles were moving to
"1.5" or "1.6", but I am not sure there is yet a comprehensive list of
those that have. (Other than looking in the manifests themselves).

I think it's been assumed "no one cares about Java 1.5 any longer" ... so,
if anyone does (i.e. you have requirements or customers with requirements
for 1.5), then I suggest you open a bug on the specific use-case you need
to support on 1.5 and what bundle changes prevent that. I'm sure the
committers for those components would be willing to re-consider if it
impacts adopters.

But, the default assumption for testing should be "1.6" ... would be my
personal advice.

HTH





From:        Ed Willink <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:        Cross project issues <cross-project-issues-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date:        09/02/2013 11:02 AM
Subject:        [cross-project-issues-dev] Has Java 5 Platform support been
discontinued?
Sent by:        cross-project-issues-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx



Hi

Using a recent (post M1) platform I-build some of my unit tests now fail
with a NoClassDef found for Platform.

Changing the launch configuration to force JVM 6 and the tests run fine.

So it seems that the Platform no longer supports Java 5.

Is this intentional and an unannounced policy change?

     Regards

         Ed Willink
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