Java 1.5

divoxx · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:49 am Post subject: Java 1.5

I was wondering why gentoo is taking so long to release java 1.5 series as a stable package.

Java developers, like me, would like to have the latest version of the language, even in a different slot.

Ok, i know i can unmask the package using package.keywords and package.unmask, but there's a time since "java 5" was released.

:?:

JPMRaptor · Guru Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 410 Location: Maryland

I'd guess it's because a lot of other Java packages out there have conflicts with Java 1.5. They added some new keywords and classes that may cause some problems with existing code.
_________________
Underwater photo gallery
New pictures, Oct 2005

lplatypus · n00b Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 16

/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask says:

divoxx · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 10:23 am Post subject:

Well, i need java 1.5 installed cause' i need to develop.
What you suggest me to do? Install java by hand, is there a way to install java 1.5 in a different slot or something?

Thanks

JPMRaptor · Guru Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 410 Location: Maryland

I've installed it by hand. I then just put $JAVA_HOME/bin in my path to get the java commands and I use ant to build everything (which also uses $JAVA_HOME).
_________________
Underwater photo gallery
New pictures, Oct 2005

divoxx · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 11:01 am Post subject:

And you keeped the portage's 1.4 installation, right?

I think i'll try that.

Thanks

Tshwala · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:

I point my ide (eclipse) towards Java 1.5 and run the rest of the system off java 1.4.

I can't believe its taking soooo long for the developers to comply with java 1.5. They are already on release 3. Is there a list of programs that havn't complied yet? AFAIK the only real change is if programs have used enum as a keyword and a simple sed will fix that. All the other canges (type safety etc) should only produce a whole whack of warnings...

divoxx · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject:

danapsimer · n00b Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Atlanta, GA

You could add it to your /etc/portage/package.unmask file. But you should then know that any java based packages you emerge or update after that may have compile problems ( there are new keywords ) and they will not run on the 1.4 jvm.

I would have thought that one could control the -target argument through a system property but it appears as though it is command line only and therefore the build scripts have to set it. Most java developers are not in the habit of puting target=".." attributes on their <javac> tags so this is not possible.

What might work well is to get the ANT team to add a feature that lets the calling application set the target default. That way we could specify what target version should be used in the ebuild and set it when ant is called. I can't think of a java project that does not use ant or something ant based, like maven. I am going to get to work on a patch and see if they will incorperate it. Come to think of it we should do that with the source argument as well.

plate · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:31 pm Post subject:

Continued here.