Re: can Mauve help me test a PersonalJava implementation?

[Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org>]

Steven Schwarz wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion to make jars -- that will definitely help
> make things more convenient, if I can get around something else.
> Here's the something else:
> 
> If I compile with a JDK 1.4.2 or 1.5.0 I end up with class files with
> major.minor version 46.0.  If I attempt to run them with a
> PersonalJava or JDK 1.1.8 VM, I run up against the limitation that
> those VMs are only empowered to accept classes whose versions are in
> the range 45.0 .. 45.65535, i.e. strictly before version 46.0.  JDKs
> 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 will produce class files with versions before 46.0,
> but unfortunately, cannot compile Mauve, as I explained in my previous
> posting.
> 
> So I guess my question about whether I can use Mauve in the
> environment I need to is made equivalent to whether I can find a
> compiler that will compile Mauve producing classes with version
> strictly before 46.0.  Any suggestions for such a compiler?  I've only
> ever used Sun (or blackdown) JDKs.  Will Jikes help?

Just compile with "-target 1.4" (or whatever).

-Archie

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