Spring Framework compatibility with Java 1.3.1

[faisalm]

I'm new to Spring and looking to use it with a project. I looked on the site, but could not find a "requirements" section. I am forced to use Java 1.3.1 because our webapps run on Websphere 4, so I want to know if there are any issues with using the latest stable release of Spring with this JDK version.

[Costin Leau]

I guess you can either search the forums and see if 1.3, search the mailing list or get the sources from the CVS, check out the build scripts and give it a spin on compiling on 1.3. I know that at least the 1.5 sources are separate from the main branch for compatibility and I think there are big changes that Spring (at least 1.1.x) will work on 1.3

[Costin Leau]

Taken from Proffesional Java Development with Spring framework:

Spring works on JDK 1.3 and later, taking advantage of JDK 1.4 and 1.5 features if available

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[Juergen Hoeller]

Spring does run on JDK 1.3+ and will continue to do so for the entire Spring 1.x line. The platform requirements are specified in the readme.txt file in the root of the Spring distribution, BTW.

Juergen