[SIS-332] Upgrade Java platform requirement from JDK6 to JDK7

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.7
• Fix Version/s: 0.8
• Component/s: Build process, Command line, Documentation, Features, Metadata, Referencing, Shapefile, Storage, Utilities, Web services, Web site
• Assignee: Martin Desruisseaux
• Reporter: Martin Desruisseaux
• Created: 28/Sep/16 09:56
• Updated: 26/Jan/18 11:15
• Resolved: 28/Sep/16 10:25

Description

The replacement of JSR-275 dependency by JSR-363 (Unit of Measurement) introduces a dependency to JDK7. Consequently we should upgrade the whole Apache SIS project to JDK7. This allows (among other) the use of try-with-resources, multi-catches, switch on strings, diamond operator and use of java.nio.file API. Those changes can be identified relatively easily by comparing the JDK6 and JDK7 branches. After the upgrade, the JDK6 branch will be deleted.

This upgrade has been proposed on the developer mailing list. The Subversion command to execute on trunk is:

svn merge https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/sis/branches/JDK6/core@1758915 \
          https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/sis/branches/JDK7/core@1758915 .

Issue Links

• is a parent of: SIS-388 Upgrade Java platform requirement from JDK7 to JDK8