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Re: Building GF on Java 6

From: vince kraemer <Vince.Kraemer_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:27:16 -0800

So far, everyone has been quick to say where jdk 5_10 is...

It would be more interesting to find out....

If the server doesn't compile under JDK6, will it run correctly under JDK6?

vbk

Shreedhar Ganapathy wrote:
> Hi Markus
> You can download Java SE 5 update 10 from here :
> http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp
>
> This link is accessible from the java se home page under the link/tab
> previous releases. I agree that this link is very easy to miss.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> regards
> Shreedhar
>
> Markus KARG wrote:
>> I have set up a new PC running Windows XP Pro SP2 and Java 6.
>> Unfortunately there is no more download available for JDK 1.5.0_10 on
>> Sun's web site, so I had no choice and must use JDK 1.6.0.
>> When I try to build GF I get a lot of missing classes and so on, and
>> it seems those are related to Java 6.
>> Since there is no more JDK 5 download, this is a severe problem (in
>> fact I have JDK 1.5.0_10 somewhere and can install it, but others
>> might have not).
>> Please find the list of the problems attached. Maybe it's just a
>> small change for someone with CVS write access...
>>
>> Thanks
>> Markus
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