Can Mac and Window users work together with openJDK8 using Eclipse?

Question

Our team wants to use openJDK 8 (javac 1.8.0_265) on both mac and windows using Eclipse(2018-09).

Will there be any problems when sharing files etc?

Answer 1

You could run into problems if you use the tab (HT) character for indentation. The default tab width on Mac OS is 8 spaces, but on Windows it is default. If you don't necessary steps, code written on Mac OS will look mis-indented on Windows and vice versa.

A solution: Make it part of your coding conventions that only space (SP) characters shall be used for indentation. Get everyone to adjust their IDE / editor settings to do this automatically.