[Jython-dev] JDK1.2 compilation and handling of branches (was: checkin of PySystemState. java rev 3031)

[Oti <oh...@gm...>]

On 12/31/06, Charlie Groves <cha...@gm...> wrote:
> URLDecoder.decode(String url, String encoding) didn't appear until
> Java 1.4 so this doesn't compile for 1.2 or 1.3.  They only have
> URLDecoder.decode(String url) Since the bug fixed with that encoding
> argument is in the 1.2 and 1.3 versions, I'm thinking we should revert
> this for trunk, but merge it over to the 2.3 branch where we can use
> Java 1.4 methods.
>
> Sound good?
>
> Charlie

Charlie,

yes this sounds good.
I just reverted to a more 1.2 friendly usage of URLDecoder.
See also: http://jython.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jython?view=rev&revision=3057

However, I have 2 questions

1.
What has to be merged to where ?
I always - naively - thougth that the 2.3 branch will be merged to the
trunk as soon as the 2.2 release is out (and 2.2 has got its own
branch). But I might be completely wrong. Did we decide this yet ?
If trunk is a dead end street, I have to start merging quite a few
changes to 2.3.

2.
How far do we go with JDK1.2 compatibility ?
I downloaded JDK 1.2.2 from the sun hall of fame, downloaded an older
ant version (1.5.2) and started the developer-build on a copy of my
workspace. I got some very strange compilation errors, attached in the
.txt file. The same errors occur if I do a brute force javac on the
jython/src folder. Again, maybe I am on the wrong side of the planet.

Thanks
Oti.