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Feature #895

codesigner different java version

Added by Harjo Kompagnie over 8 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

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Rejected
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Low
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Start date:
11/04/2015
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Hi just a few questions:

  • Is it possible to compile one codesigner, that automatically is compatible with java 7 or 8?
  • And do we really need the codesigner7 with java7 and the codesigner8 with Java 8? or is codesigner8 automatically downwards compatible with Java 7?

Maybe you explain a bit, why there are different versions...

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#1

Updated by Patrick Talbot over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Rejected

Unfortunately, it's not possible to have one jar for all Java version.

This is because the CodeSigner jar contains classes from the JDK (jarsigner classes) that I use internally.
This allows the tool to run on a machine that only has a JRE and not a JDK installed.

These classes could arguably be in a separate jar for each Java version but then that would make the installation and usage more delicate.
I think it's easier this way.

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