Re: Java SE 7

Support pros:
  * Java 6 reached the end of its supported life in February 2013.
  * OpenJDK was initially based only on the JDK 7 version of the Java
platform.

Platform pros:
  * Highlights of Technology Changes in Java SE 7:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-418459.html#changes
  * Highlights of Technology Changes in Java SE 6:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/features-141434.html

On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Stephan Bergmann <sbergman@redhat.com>
wrote:

> On 09/15/2014 05:11 PM, Robert Antoni Buj i Gelonch wrote:
>
> > Now, the LibreOffice's java code uses the version 1.5 both source and
> > target, can we increase to 1.7?
>
> The cons would be incompatible changes for external users of the URE
> interface and for people building or running LO against a JDK/JRE < 1.7.
>
> Would there be any substantial pros (esp. given the shrinking popularity
> of Java in the LO code base)?
>
> Stephan
>
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