Details
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Type:
Task
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Status: Closed
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Priority:
Major
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Resolution: Fixed
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Affects Version/s: None
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Fix Version/s: 3.1.0
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Component/s: documentation, java client, jmx, server
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Labels:None
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Hadoop Flags:Incompatible change, Reviewed
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Release Note:ZooKeeper now requires Java 6.
Description
We should require Java 6 for release 3.1.0. At this point there is full java6 support on all major platforms (linux/windows/macosx).
The vast majority of ZooKeeper contributors use Java 6 when developing, and hence do run into (usually minor) back-compatibility problems.
I believe there are also some benefits regarding JMX (updated spec support in java6) if we drop java 5.
FWIW: Hadoop Core has also moved to require Java6:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-2325