JBoss 4.2 and JAVA6, compatibility matrix available

[groovie]

Hy there,

i have the problem, we already started our development with JAVA6 using JBoss4.2.x.
Yes, i know that Java6 is not officially supported, but the project manager staff
decided to use JAVA6. Since JBoss5.x is delivered as a commercial
product (supported by Redhat/JBoss), we have to go with JBoss4.2.x

Running JAVA6 (on Linux) with JBoss issued some problems on
the free JBoss 4.2.x version, that have been solved.

Anyway, when i try to deploy my JBoss-ear file on the commercial JBoss
server 4.2.1 running JAVA6. The deployment runs without any problem,
the Web-GUI does run without any problems, but when i try to
access the Web-Service, some exceptions happend.
Seeking through the forum tells me, that i am using a wrong JAVA version.

Great, but which one i should use ???
Is the a matrix of cooperating JBoss/JAVA Versions availiabe ??

[peterj]

http://www.jboss.org/community/wiki/JBossVsJavaJDKVersionMatrix

And see this: http://www.jboss.org/community/wiki/JBossWithJDK6

Since you are getting web services problems, also see:
http://www.jboss.org/community/wiki/InstallationAlternatives
http://www.jboss.org/community/wiki/JBossWS-Installation

Why are you using 4.2.1? The latest 4.2 version is 4.2.3 and there is a download available for 4.2.3 that specifically works with JDK6.

[groovie]

Salut Peter,

> Why are you using 4.2.1? The latest 4.2 version is 4.2.3 and there
> is a download available for 4.2.3 that specifically works with JDK6.

The 4.2.1 Version looks like the professional version
shipped by Jboss. One of our productive systems
does run on a 4.2.1. I assumed, that this one is
the most recent one shipped as rpm pakages.

Am i right or not ?

[peterj]

JBoss EAP 4.3 CP02(?), which is the latest supported version, is based on AS 4.2.1 but includes a lot of patches, all(?) of which are also in AS 4.2.3.

I would never use the JBossAS obtained as an RPM package - I would always download for the JBoss AS download site. But that is just personal preference. And just because 4.2.1 is the most recent RPM available does not mean that it is the best version to use.