[Webtest] Could WebTest switch to Java 5?

[Denis N. Antonioli]

Hi

On 2 juil. 07, at 14:31, Marc Guillemot wrote:

> there was recently a discussion in HtmlUnit mailing lists about  
> upgrading to Java 5 (current is 1.4). 1.4 could possibly still be  
> supported with tools like retroweaver.
>
> The arguments are that Java 5 is already here since a while and  
> some of its feature would be nice to use in HtmlUnit (particularly  
> the generics). Furthermore Java 1.4 will enter the End Of Life  
> phase of the support by Sun once Java 7 will be released.
>
> I don't see this as very critical for WebTest users because it  
> would be quite easy to install a particular JDK that gets used only  
> by WebTest, no matters what runs otherwise on the computer.
>
> What do you think?

as a commiter, I would love upgrading to Java 5.

Yet I wonder how many potential users would be left out?
I tried yesterday to install java 5 on a client's computer, and this  
was prohibited by the security policy.
I'm stuck with 1.4 there for the coming months.

Best
	dna

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