Thanks Brian and Stefan for the advice. I’ll try it out in a sandbox and report back here how it goes.
—Shawn > On Jun 17, 2019, at 12:09 PM, Stefan Seelmann <m...@stefan-seelmann.de> wrote: > > Yes, with other Directory projects (LDAP API, server, studio still WIP) > we do it exactly like that. Additionally in CI we use the lowest (Java > 8) to build artifacts (installers and JARs uploaded to snapshot repo) > just to be on the safe side. > > Reading JAXB made me shrug, I didn't manage to get it working with > Java11+OSGi for Studio (ehcache required JAXb), so replace it with Caffeine. > > Also, skip Java 9 and 10 which are already EOL. I'd suggest to support 8 > and 11 which are somehow LTS releases (at least AdoptOpenJDK provides > support) and the latest (Java 12 currently). > > Kind Regards, > Stefan > > On 6/17/19 4:47 PM, Brian Demers wrote: >> IMHO, setting the source & target to 1.8 (or whatever the lower end of your >> support range is) and running a CI job with a range of versions is the >> way to go (1.8, 11, etc) >> That way this uncovers the issues similar to you have mentioned and retains >> backward compatibility with any of the dependencies you update. >> I do something similar at my day job, and IIRC Spring does this too. >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 10:37 AM Shawn McKinney <smckin...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> An assertion about Java9 support… >>> >>> Directory projects should support Java9++ but not require it. >>> >>> The adding part is pretty easy. Update the pom, change the compiler >>> plugin, add missing dependencies for JAXB, … >>> >>> The not requiring is perhaps the tricky part. >>> >>> What is the best way to allow the user to pick which compiler to use >>> without boxing them into one or the other? >>> >>> Open to suggestions, comments, laments, etc... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> —Shawn >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@directory.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@directory.apache.org >>> >>> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@directory.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@directory.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@directory.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@directory.apache.org
