Most of you all know that Java 6 is the official recommended version of Java to be used with KoLmafia.
Some of you may not know, however, that Java 6 officially goes EOL in February 2013, just 2 months away!
What this means is Oracle will no longer be providing security fixes for Java 6 after this date. Some linux distros are already shipping without an option to run Java 6.
I propose that the veterans of KoLmafia, people who know their way around a Java installation and know how to report bugs well, upgrade their systems to Java 7 and start using it. I've been using Java 7 since the beta and I've only ever had a handful of issues with it on my system.
If you're having issues with Java 7, report the bug appropriately, with debug logs and steps to reproduce it. I'll personally look into each report (provided I notice it), even if nobody else does.
I can't find the post, but I believe Roippi has stated that he would not be opposed to committing patches for Java 7 fixes, provided they don't have any adverse affects on Java 5/6. Recently a commit was made which I believe will solve the majority of intermittent connectivity issues people may have been experiencing with Java 7 in the past.
We are currently limited to the feature set of Java 1.5, but that doesn't mean we should be limited to using out of date Java installations. I encourage you guys to give it a go and report any issues. Please mention in the report if you're certain the issue only occurs in Java 7.
Some of you may not know, however, that Java 6 officially goes EOL in February 2013, just 2 months away!
What this means is Oracle will no longer be providing security fixes for Java 6 after this date. Some linux distros are already shipping without an option to run Java 6.
I propose that the veterans of KoLmafia, people who know their way around a Java installation and know how to report bugs well, upgrade their systems to Java 7 and start using it. I've been using Java 7 since the beta and I've only ever had a handful of issues with it on my system.
If you're having issues with Java 7, report the bug appropriately, with debug logs and steps to reproduce it. I'll personally look into each report (provided I notice it), even if nobody else does.
I can't find the post, but I believe Roippi has stated that he would not be opposed to committing patches for Java 7 fixes, provided they don't have any adverse affects on Java 5/6. Recently a commit was made which I believe will solve the majority of intermittent connectivity issues people may have been experiencing with Java 7 in the past.
We are currently limited to the feature set of Java 1.5, but that doesn't mean we should be limited to using out of date Java installations. I encourage you guys to give it a go and report any issues. Please mention in the report if you're certain the issue only occurs in Java 7.