[josm-dev] Plugins not working with 3094 and Linux ?

[Dirk Stöcker]

On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Sebastian Klein wrote:

>> I don't know when the JOSM core is going to be compiled for Java 6. On
>> this list I have been reading
>> about plans to switch to Java 6 one or two weeks ago. Perhaps it has
>> been postponed by another month or two
>> in the meantime. Plugins should probably wait to compile for Java 6
>> until the JOSM core is available for Java 6.

JOSM core is already compiled using JAVA6, but still using JAVA5 as 
target. This will be changed as soon as we have JAVA6 stuff included. But 
if I understand it correctly JAVA6 stuff can be compiled for 5 (but fails 
to work under 5). So switching to 6 in compiling mode is not really a 
requirement.

The question is when we do allow JAVA6 code.

> I think it is quite clear: The final decision on the Java 6 switch will
> be made after the stabilization & bugfixing phase. (Which has started
> early January and apparently isn't over.)

JOSM should be a bit more stable, but I also don't like to wait endless. 
JAVA6 will come end of month latest and JAVA5 users will have to live with 
the version we have by then. Would be nice if the plugin issues and some 
other serious stuff can be fixed till then. If there are really bigger 
issues and users of JAVA5 have no other chance, then a bug-fix branch can 
be made if a maintainer for it can be found (which I doubt).

If we have a very stable version tomorrow, then JAVA6 can come friday :-)

Ciao
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