Common Mistakes

Discussion in 'Plugin Development' started by mbaxter, Sep 12, 2012.

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    _LB

    Huh? How does that make sense? That makes it sound like there's a lot of Java code that compiles under Java 6 but not under Java 7, which there isn't. I think you meant something else but just didn't word it properly?
     
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    Necrodoom

    _LB he probably means that if mojang decides to update to Java 7, they will update both client and server, which won't happen soon, probably, because many users still run Java 6.
     
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    Hoolean

    On the other hand, there could be code that compiles under Java 7 but not under Java 6, which I believe was the point being made.
     
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    deltahat

    My point was: Since the client and server code are so intertwined, they must compile both for either java 6 or java 7. They can't release a java 6 client and a java 7 server. Since many players are stuck with java 6, the client cannot be upgraded and thus the server will not be upgraded.
     
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    _LB

    deltahat They could use Java 7 in the non-shared code, but I see what you meant now.
     
  6. deltahat I don't get why they couldn't compile client with 7 for Java 7 server, and then also compile the client with 6 for release version.
     
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    _LB

    The networking protocol is not affected by the Java version. The client and server could be any disparate java versions they wanted.
     
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    Chiller


    Actually according to MCStats only about 2% of bukkit server owners are still using Java 6, while 98% are using Java 7 or above... So I think its safe to update your plugins to compile with Java 7
     
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    Necrodoom

    Chiller you mean the now inactive mcstats website?
     
  11. Necrodoom Yeah, the same one that a whole bunch of servers don't use! Clearly a comprehensive resource.
     
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    EnderTroll68

    Building off of Java 8 is now more the problem than building off 7.
     
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    bdubz4552

    At this point, if people are still using Java 6, they should also consider upgrading to a NT based Windows version or relatively recent Linux distribution...
     
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