Enabe Netbeans with Java Tiger (1.5)

trumpetdork · 04-30-2005, 12:25 PM

In my quest to try and use Windows as little as possible, I have begun to develop Java code in Netbeans for Linux.

My latest project required the use of Generics, which is a feature that is new to Java 1.5 (Tiger). When I tried to compile the project, I got a message that read "Generics not supported in 1.4. Try using -source1.5 to compile." How do I accomplish this? I completed the program in Windows, which has the Tiger core installed automatically.

mrcheeks · 05-01-2005, 12:18 AM

Do you have tiger installed and configure on Linux or what is the real problem?

jlliagre · 05-01-2005, 08:55 AM

What netbeans version are you using ?
You probably have somewhere the option "-source 1.4" set, as by default, Tiger's javac is accepting generics.

trumpetdork · 05-01-2005, 10:35 AM

I *thought* I had Tiger installed. Since it seems to recognize that it's a generic I'm using and kows it's a 1.5 feature, it probally is. Any idea where the -source1.4 and -source1.5 option is so I could change it. This is Netbeans 4.0.

jlliagre · 05-01-2005, 11:50 AM

Here's one location with NetBeans 4.1, I guess that would be similar with 4.0.

Project properties -> Build -> Compiling -> Additional Compiler Options"

mrcheeks · 05-01-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by trumpetdork
I *thought* I had Tiger installed. Since it seems to recognize that it's a generic I'm using and kows it's a 1.5 feature, it probally is. Any idea where the -source1.4 and -source1.5 option is so I could change it. This is Netbeans 4.0.

but are you sure you have Tiger installed. What does java -version gives you

jlliagre · 05-01-2005, 02:56 PM

The compiler suggesting using "-source 1.5" is a positive clue of its own version being "1.5" or more ...