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Re: [epp-dev] Requiring Java 7 for specific EPP packages
IMO it should be done for all packages equally.

I've opened

Bug 423734 - Require Java Version 1.7 or higher in all EPP packages
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=423734

to get feedback and to get opinions.

Thanks,
Markus



On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Achim Lörke <Achim.Loerke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,

It took us a while to check with our users but we will change to Java 7 for our feature/package.

Regards

Achim
Von: Markus Knauer <mknauer23@xxxxxxxxx>
Antworten an: Eclipse Packaging Project <epp-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Datum: Donnerstag, 28. November 2013 07:27
An: Eclipse Packaging Project <epp-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Betreff: Re: [epp-dev] Requiring Java 7 for specific EPP packages

Yep, I think something like this (hint on the web page) could be done - in that case we need to ask webmasters to do it, but since we are at it... If we decide to go this path

- we should set the minimum JRE in the affected packages to Java 7 to prevent users with a lower JRE version from running these packages (and give them a helpful warning that they need to upgrade instead of silently disabling some of he bundles); currently we require 1.6 in all packages

- we should discuss if an additional "warning" or information on the web page is the right message to our users;

- and finally, we should consider requiring Java 7 in all packages. I know there's always the old discussion why we should require a higher version in the packages if we are 'quite sure' that it could be run on a lower version of Java, but according to the Oracle roadmap [1] there won't be updates when we release Luna. What do others think? Should we require Java 7 in all packages as a minimum Java version?


Thanks,
Markus

On 26 November 2013 22:24, Marc-André Laperle <marc-andre.laperle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,

I'm not sure this is the right place to start this discussion but both
the CDT and Linux Tools projects have been considering switching to Java
7. However, the Eclipse Downloads page contains the Hint "You will need
a Java runtime environment (JRE) to use Eclipse (Java SE 6 or greater is
recommended)". So my question is, would it be possible to have a similar
message per package instead so that packages like the "C/C++ Development
Tools" package can instruct users to install Java 7? I remember seeing
an additional page when downloading the Mac versions of Eclipse that
specified which JRE to use. Perhaps something like that could be reused?

Thank you,
Marc-Andre Laperle
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