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From: Nicolas Liochon <nkeywal@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:02:54 +0200
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Subject: Re: jdk 1.7 & trunk
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> it would mean that you'd need to upgrade Java in order to get HBase bug
fixes :)
Yes if you're using hbase 0.98 with the JDK 1.6 in production.

If that's the case yes we should not drop the support.


On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Jean-Daniel Cryans <jdcryans@apache.org>
wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Nicolas Liochon <nkeywal@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Ok Enis I like the definition you put in the thread.
> >
> > Dropping support explicitly means that we stop building against
> > JDK6 in jenkins, and won't try to fix issues if they are jdk6 only.
> Release
> > testing and unit tests are done on jdk7.
> >
> > And it implies; we may start to use 1.7 specific features.
> >
> > With this definition:
> > 1) Do we drop support for JDK6 in .98
> >
>
> That's an easy -1, it would mean that you'd need to upgrade Java in order
> to get HBase bug fixes :)
>
>
> > 2) Do we drop support for JDK6 in 1.0
> >
> > Does anyone think we need to discuss this or can we start a vote on thi=
s?
> > If there is no objection I will start the vote thread in an hour or two=
.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > N.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 8:14 PM, Enis S=C3=B6ztutar <enis.soz@gmail.com=
>
> wrote:
> >
> > > See the thread:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hbase-dev/201404.mbox/%3CCAMUu0=
w_KgwTLWkTc3W85H4yYuDSaEn=3DNcf7ziRhhMZ=3DHFOdyXw@mail.gmail.com%3E
> > >
> > > There was no conclusion in that thread. But it should be ok to start =
a
> > VOTE
> > > I guess.
> > >
> > > Enis
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Andrew Purtell <apurtell@apache.org=
>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Er, I mean no user should be running on a runtime less than 7, they
> are
> > > all
> > > > EOL...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Andrew Purtell <
> apurtell@apache.org>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Nicolas Liochon <
> nkeywal@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Should we be 1.7 only for trunk / 1.0?
> > > > >> This would mean using the 1.7 features.
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > > I think this is prudent. Hadoop common is having a similar
> discussion
> > > and
> > > > > I think converging on consensus that they would be ok with their
> > trunk
> > > > > including features only available in 7.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> What about .98?
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > > =E2=80=8BI don't think this is an option, because although no use=
r should
> be
> > > > > running with a 7 runtime (and in fact performance conscious users
> > > should
> > > > be
> > > > > looking hard at 8), vendors will still have to support customers =
on
> > 6.
> > > =E2=80=8B
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > >
> > > > >    - Andy
> > > > >
> > > > > Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. - Pi=
et
> > > Hein
> > > > > (via Tom White)
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Best regards,
> > > >
> > > >    - Andy
> > > >
> > > > Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. - Piet
> > Hein
> > > > (via Tom White)
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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