Compilation with target Java 5

[mladenmarkov]

Hey

You have the source and target versions set to 1.6 in the pom.xml which naturally results in building Java 6 classes. I just tried changing it to 1.5 and the project compiled successfully, and all tests pass.

RabbitMQ Java client is also compiled for Java 5.

Is there a particularly strong reason to require Java 6?
I am still bound to Java 5 in my project and I need to use Lyra as it fits awesomely to it. I'd very much like to consume it from Maven central, rather than having built my own copy.

Would you consider that, please?
Thanks.

Cheers
Mladen

[jhalterman]

I don't think there's any strong reason why 1.6, mostly just because 1.5 is so old :) I'll have a look at dropping down to 1.5.

[michaelklishin]

FYI: RabbitMQ Java client 3.4 likely won't support JDK 5 any more.

[jhalterman]

Thanks for the info Michael. @mladenmarkov I think I'll have to hold off on 1.5 support in that case. I hate that this means leaving potential users such as yourself behind, but Lyra needs to be able to keep up with the amqp-client as it moves forward.

[michaelklishin]

@jhalterman doing one Lyra release that is JDK 5 compatible and depends on amqp-client 3.3.0 is a reasonable request. 3.4 is 3-4 months away.

[mladenmarkov]

Thanks guys for the comments.
I'd appreciate a Java 5 compatible release, even it's forever bound to amqp-client 3.3.0.

[jhalterman]

@mladenmarkov Not only would it be bound to amqp-client 3.3, but you'd be stuck on that Lyra version as well. I don't have any big changes planned or anything, but it's something worth mentioning.

[mladenmarkov]

Yes, I'm aware of that, thanks.
I can always fork it if there's a critical bug fixed later or something, but I'd rather not unless I really have to.