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

[Karl Guggisberg]

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

... which would be great :-)

-- Karl



Am 10.03.2010 10:40, schrieb 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
>