On 11/1/07, David Daney <ddaney@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > NightStrike wrote: > > On 11/1/07, David Daney <ddaney@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Andrew Haley wrote: > >>> NightStrike writes: > >>> > What version of Java is the latest release of GCJ compatible with? > >>> > For instance, Java 1.5 adds enumeration support. Does gcj support > >>> > Java 1.5? > >>> > >>> It is intended to be compatible with that version of the Java > >>> specification, yes. However it hasn't officially been tested for Java > >>> 1.5 compatiblity. > >>> > >> This is only true if you consider the 'latest release' to be the > >> currently unreleased 4.3. > >> > >> The 1.5 features are available starting in the as yet unreleased version > >> 4.3. > > > > Do you happen to know, then, what the java compatibility is with GCC > > 4.2.2, the current stable release? > > More or less 1.4. > > With GCJ, you really have to try it and see if it will work for your > specific requirements. It is not tested with any compatibility > testsuite, so we don't certify that it fully implements anything. Will you do that in the future? There are defined java specifications, like with any other language. I would expect some sort of ability to say that "Version X meets the specifications for Java Y." For now, the only thing we really need from 1.5 is enumeration support. Other than that, 1.4 should work.
