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etiennepeiniau
etiennepeiniau

Reputation: 793

Java compilation with two versions of Eclipse

I've got an old project in Eclipse 2.1 and compiled with a JDK 1.4.2_12. I want to upgrade the version of Eclipse to Eclipse Galileo.

I've imported my project and set the compilation level to 1.4 and I've also updated my build path to use the correct JDK.

The problem is that when I compare the compiled files in the classes folder in the two versions of Eclipse, the MD5 checksum are different.

Should I be worried about that fact or this is normal?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 118

Answers (3)

Uri
Uri

Reputation: 89839

It's normal, but I would make sure about doing a complete rebuild anyway (possibly erasing any existing class files). My experience with Eclipse is that the incremental builder doesn't react well to unexpected situations.

Upvotes: 0

Yann Ramin
Yann Ramin

Reputation: 33197

This is normal. The Eclipse compiler is free to change the class file structure as long as it conforms to the 1.4 JVM specification. If a 1.4 JVM will load and run the class, I see no issue.

For truly pedantic cases, you should do your final builds with a JDK which matches the JRE, and not the Eclipse compiler.

Upvotes: 3

gmhk
gmhk

Reputation: 15960

As long as the program is working i dont think that you need to worry!!! As MD5 would be unique for each entity, and it represents the Hash value.

Upvotes: 0

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