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

[Igor Fedorenko <igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't plan to downcompile m2e to java6 even if this is supported, I
plan to require java7 when running m2e.

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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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