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[Rails-devel] Moving to Java 1.6

[Stefan F. <ste...@we...>]

All users of rails,
For the upcoming version 2.0 of Rails my intention is to move to Java 
version 1.6. Are there still serious obstacles to upgrading? Especially 
for those users on a Mac OS?
There are several libraries used by Rails, which have moved to 1.6 
support only.
Thanks for your feedback,
Stefan

Re: [Rails-devel] Moving to Java 1.6

[Phil D. <de...@gm...>]

I'd personally be really surprised, surely Java 7 is standard now?  At
least as a runtime...

On 28 January 2014 11:51, Stefan Frey <ste...@we...> wrote:
> All users of rails,
> For the upcoming version 2.0 of Rails my intention is to move to Java
> version 1.6. Are there still serious obstacles to upgrading? Especially
> for those users on a Mac OS?
> There are several libraries used by Rails, which have moved to 1.6
> support only.
> Thanks for your feedback,
> Stefan
>
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Re: [Rails-devel] Moving to Java 1.6

[Rick W. <wes...@pu...>]

Mac OS 10.9.1 (what I am running and either the latest OS or close to it) supports java version “1.6.0_65”  so I would say ‘no problem’.    


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On Jan 28, 2014, at 6:51 AM, Stefan Frey <ste...@we...> wrote:

> All users of rails,
> For the upcoming version 2.0 of Rails my intention is to move to Java 
> version 1.6. Are there still serious obstacles to upgrading? Especially 
> for those users on a Mac OS?
> There are several libraries used by Rails, which have moved to 1.6 
> support only.
> Thanks for your feedback,
> Stefan
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable 
> security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key
> security issues and trends.  Skip the complicated setup - simply import
> a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds.
> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk
> _______________________________________________
> Rails-devel mailing list
> Rai...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rails-devel

Re: [Rails-devel] Moving to Java 1.6

[John D. G. <jd...@di...>]

On 2014-01-28 03:51, Stefan Frey wrote:
> All users of rails,
> For the upcoming version 2.0 of Rails my intention is to move to Java 
> version 1.6. Are there still serious obstacles to upgrading? Especially 
> for those users on a Mac OS?
> There are several libraries used by Rails, which have moved to 1.6 
> support only.
> Thanks for your feedback,
> Stefan

I don't know about everyone else, but I have Java set to auto-update
because of the many security holes that have been found in Java itself.
I don't think this has ever broken Rails or prevented me from building
it.  If this ever happens and I notice the fact, I'll say something.

Re: [Rails-devel] Moving to Java 1.6

[brett l. <bre...@gm...>]

On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 6:51 AM, Stefan Frey <ste...@we...> wrote:

> All users of rails,
> For the upcoming version 2.0 of Rails my intention is to move to Java
> version 1.6. Are there still serious obstacles to upgrading? Especially
> for those users on a Mac OS?
> There are several libraries used by Rails, which have moved to 1.6
> support only.
> Thanks for your feedback,
> Stefan
>


+1 from me.

I would also be comfortable jumping the supported platform to Java 7 (1.7).
It's been out for a couple years now. Wikipedia says Java 7 was released in
July 2011 and Java 6 was released in December 2006. So, I don't think
anyone can make a valid case that Java 7 is "too new" or lacks widespread
adoption or support.

---Brett.