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Re: java8 requirement for kawa 2.1
- From: Debabrata Pani <debabrata dot pani at gmail dot com>
- To: Per Bothner <per at bothner dot com>
- Cc: kawa at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 22:27:10 +0530
- Subject: Re: java8 requirement for kawa 2.1
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>> Can I recompile a jar with java 7?
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> You can't re-compile the jar. You should be able to compile the
> source code - kawa-2.1.tar.gz - with Java 7.
Yes , I meant to say the same :-P
But yes the current version has been compiled with java 8 (without the
-target option, as you say)
Regards,
Debabrata Pani
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Per Bothner <per@bothner.com> wrote:
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> On 10/28/2015 07:24 AM, Debabrata Pani wrote:
>>
>> Hi Per,
>> Is java 8 mandatory for kawa 2.1 ?
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> The code checked in the Subversion should build with Java 7 as-is.
> It can be pre-processed to compile work with Java 6.
> It can also be pre-processed to enable some extra features for Java 8.
>
> At least, that's how it's supposed to work.
>
> The kawa-2.1.jar is *supposed* to run on Java 7, but I'm guessing
> I make a mistake and built it on Java 8 (without the proper -target option);
> I was in a hurry when I made the release.
>
>> Can I recompile a jar with java 7?
>
>
> You can't re-compile the jar. You should be able to compile the
> source code - kawa-2.1.tar.gz - with Java 7.
> --
> --Per Bothner
> per@bothner.com http://per.bothner.com/