Changeset 6763 for trunk/doc/src/docbook/admin/installation.xml

Timestamp:

Mar 9, 2015, 9:13:04 AM (8 years ago)

Author:

Nicklas Nordborg

Message:

References #1924: Test BASE with Java 8

Updated documentation to recommend Java 8.

File:

• trunk/doc/src/docbook/admin/installation.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

trunk/doc/src/docbook/admin/installation.xml

@@ -51 +51 @@
         This section list some important information that may or may not
         apply when upgrading from the <emphasis>previous</emphasis> BASE
-        release to the current release (eg. 3.3 to 3.4). If you are 
-        upgrading from a BASE installation that is older (3.0-3.2) 
+        release to the current release (eg. 3.4 to 3.5). If you are 
+        upgrading from a BASE installation that is older (3.0-3.3) 
         you should also read <xref linkend="appendix.update_warnings" />.
       </para>
       
-      <bridgehead>Updating from BASE 2.17 is no longer possible</bridgehead>
+      <bridgehead>Consider updating to Java 8</bridgehead>
       <para>
-        If you are still running an BASE 2.17 (or earlier) BASE version
-        and want to update to BASE 3.4 you must first update to BASE 3.3
-        or earlier.
+        Oracle is no longer supporting Java 1.7. We are recommending Java 8
+        for running BASE. Java 7 is still supported, but will be removed
+        in the next version (BASE 3.6).
       </para>
       
-      <bridgehead>PostgreSQL users should change db.dialect</bridgehead>
-      <para>
-        In <filename>base.config</filename> there is a <constant>db.config</constant>
-        setting. Servers running with PostgreSQL as the database should change the
-        dialect to <classname>org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQL9Dialect</classname>
-        since the <classname>org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect</classname> has
-        been deprecated.
-      </para>
-
     </important>
     
@@ -256 +247 @@
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            Download and install Java SE 7, available from 
+            Download and install Java SE 8, available from 
             <ulink url="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html" />.
             You can select either the JDK or the JRE version.
           </para>
           
-          <important>
-            <para>
-            As of BASE 3.3 Java SE 7 is required. BASE will no longer run on
-            Java SE 6 or lower.
-            </para>
-          </important>
+          <note>
+            <para>
+            As of BASE 3.5 Java SE 8 is recommended. Support for Java SE 7
+            will be dropped in BASE 3.6. Java SE 6 or lower is not supported.
+            </para>
+          </note>
 
         </listitem>
@@ -291 +282 @@
                 <para>
                   Download and install MySQL (tested with version
-                  5.1), available from
+                  5.5), available from
                   <ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/" />. You need to
                   be able to connect to the server over TCP, so
@@ -309 +300 @@
               <listitem>
                 <para>
-                  PostgreSQL 9.1 seems to be working very well with
+                  PostgreSQL 9.3 seems to be working very well with
                   BASE and Hibernate. Download and install PostgreSQL,
                   available from