Re: [ojAlgo-user] Next release, ConvexSolver and Java 8

[Anders P. <an...@op...>]

v36 is out!


I've just discovered that running the tests using Java 8 (on a Mac) causes a few failures that otherwise aren't there. Currently I have no idea about exactly what goes wrong or why it happens. I'll look into this before actually making the code Java 8 dependent.


/Anders


On 31 aug 2014, at 13:11, Anders Peterson <an...@op...> wrote:

> Just uploaded a new snapshot release to SourceForge (v35.21). It is very close to what will be v36, and that will be released soon.
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> As soon as v36 has been released two things will happen:
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> 1) QuadraticSolver will be deleted, and ConvexSolver will start to diverge its feature set and api.
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> 2) Will start to add Java 8 dependent code.
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> If switching to Java 8 is a problem for you and/or if you for some reason prefer to continue using QuadricSolver over ConvexSolver; then v36 is the "final" version for you. In this case it is very much in YOUR INTEREST to test v35.21 - and do it NOW.
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> There will be a Java 7 branch in CVS or at GitHub (possibly both) but Optimatika will not sponsor development or maintenance of that branch. Future development will target the Java 8 version/branch only.
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> /Anders
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