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Wayne,
Because it fails. I didn't try
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=493761#c9 and I
assume that makes it work, though not on all VM implementations
and versions. It's also a hassle that it's distributed (by
Oracle) as a *.exe that installs it. I tried these complicated
setups for an older version and that worked:
But when I tried to repeat that yesterday for the latest
download, Firefox complained that the 64 bit Windows exe contained
a virus and the above steps didn't work on the downloaded result.
At this point I really don't want to run the Java installer and
have Java 9 ending up being the system default (if that's what
really happens when it's installed) or that the installer removes
older versions (as the installer tends to do).
Presumably the Equinox launcher will be improved soon.
From the notes I see one of the questions is, why can't the June
release already include Java 9 (beta) support? If some last
minute problem arises that can't make it into Oxygen.0, a respin
like the one for Neon in October could be produced, affecting only
the projects that leverage Java 9 features (and the folks that
produce packages and catalogs)...
On 01.03.2017 19:34, Wayne Beaton wrote:
Why can't we currently test running on Java 9? I've been doing
it for months.
Wayne
On 01/03/17 08:56 AM, Ed Merks wrote:
Thomas,
Thanks for being clear on that issue. Support for compiling
and developing Java 9 falls primarily on JDT (I
assume/guess). But support for running the IDE itself on Java
9 and making sure that works correctly is a burden that falls
on us all. Given we can't currently even test that, it seems
to me it's not a great idea plan that way. Like you, I don't
feel comfortable planning an Oxygen release date around a Java
release date. More flexible and less risky in my opinion
would be an Oxygen.0a update that could respin primarily any
JDT updates that are needed and would not be so much focused
on the statement that the IDE itself will run on top of Java
9. I.e., more along the line of what Nick is suggesting...
On 01.03.2017 14:48, Thomas Watson
wrote:
Bug 493761 needs to be fixed for Oxygen.0.
The issue of launching the Eclipse platform on Java 9 is
different than having the support for compiling and
developing Java 9 classes.
I worry about delaying Oxygen.0 to align with
Java 9 release because I can easily see the Java 9 release
getting delayed again. I would not want to hold up
Oxygen.0 for that.
I assume this must be fixed in a general way that works
regardless of whether Java 9 is actually used or not and
regardless of the JVM implementation provider. Is it
hopeful that this will be addressed in time that we may
all test the state of Java 9?
Does it really make sense to plan the whole release
schedule around this assumption? And as Marc suggests,
is planning a release during the high vacation season a
good plan?
On 28.02.2017 18:51, Marc Khouzam wrote:
+1
Considering the dates are so close between Oxygen.0
and Java 9,
I think having an extra release is more hassle for
adopters than it is worth.
So waiting for Java 9 is a good plan for Oxygen.0.
One drawback I see is that more people will be on
vacation at that time,
but with proper planning, it should not be a
problem.
+1
for moving the Oxygen.0 release to the JDK9
release date.
Would make things for adopters of that release
easier, too.
Cheers,
-Martin
> Note that I've added a biggie to the
list: with all the talk about having an extra
release to coincide with the Java 9 release,
we've neglected to ask why we need a release
in both June and July. The Java 9 release date
(which by all accounts is pretty stable) is
about a month after our planned Oxygen date.
Is there any reason why we shouldn't just move
the Oxygen.0 date (other than "we've always
done it that way") ?
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