HEADS UP: Switched to 1.8 source/target in build (in graphics repository).

[Danno Ferrin]

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Tom Schindl <tom.schindl at bestsolution.at>wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> [...]
>
>  In the case of Eclipse, I have built the JDK8 Beta JDT plugins and am
>> self hosting with them.  I am in the process of evaluating whether they
>> will be sufficient.  It is also possible to run Eclipse using the patch
>> and put both JDK7 and JDK8 on the build path (JDK7 first).  This will
>> allow you to see JDK7 classes first to avoid changes to the base
>> libraries.  At runtime, you should run against JDK8.  Neither of these
>> solutions is great so we will have to wait and see.
>>
>>
> Ok - keep me updated on this. IIRC the lambda stuff currently does NOT
> produce any bytecode (last time i checked it simply wrote null intead of
> the invoke dynamic).
>
> If this has changed in the meantime this is good news. So report back your
> findings I could make a JDT_Beta download available from efxclipse.org.
>
>
> It might make sense to host them in an extra branch instead of a JIRA,
> not? I think we should setup a bitbucket repo where we attach this (and
> patches who will follow) keep stuff compiling on JDK7 (see current
> RoboVM-Thread which does NOT support invoke dynamic).
>
> Danno could we do it in your repo?
>
>
This is precisely why I set up the Narya repo on bitbucket.  However I
won't be able to do much until I get off of work today

Right now I see at least two repos we may want to start:
1) JDK7 version of JavaFX8.  Consisting of stripping lambdas into inner
classes as well as other changes needed such as bringing in a JSR310
standalone jar for date picker and providing alternative APIs for defender
methods interfaces.
2) a mirror of the RoboVM samples when they are released/