+1, Looks good to me

Regards,
Deepak Joseph


On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM Kusuma Latha <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Yeah , I agree with you Tibor.
>
> +1
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 at 4:52 PM, Tibor Zimányi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I checked the repositories and Phase 1 looks done. Thanks for everyone
> > involved. Now we can go ahead for the Phase 2. Here is my proposal for
> it:
> > - All PR checks are moved to Java 21.
> > - New PR check is introduced for each repository, that will build and
> test
> > the changes with Java 17.
> > - Release pipelines are updated to use Java 21.
> >
> > What do you think, please? This may be influenced by another thread on
> the
> > mailing list - about 10.2.0 release. To not have impact on the release, I
> > propose these changes to be done after 10.2.0 is released.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tibor
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM Tibor Zimányi <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Paolo,
> > >
> > > the first phase should be done, I just didn't have time to double check
> > > everything, yet, due to my job related workload. I plan to do that till
> > the
> > > end of the month. Then there will be a proposal about the phase 2.
> > >
> > > Thank you very much for reminding me.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tibor
> > >
> > > Dňa št 18. 9. 2025, 8:51 Paolo Bizzarri <[email protected]>
> napísal(a):
> > >
> > >> Hi Tibor,
> > >>
> > >> I am not sure which is the status for this much appreciated proposal.
> > >>
> > >> I can see that we had commits in drools and kogito runtimes about
> > >> supporting java 21, so maybe this has been already completed?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks again for all the effort.
> > >>
> > >> Regards
> > >>
> > >> Paolo
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
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> > >> On Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM Tibor Zimányi <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hi everyone,
> > >> >
> > >> > thanks everyone for feedback! I see there are no objections to this
> > and
> > >> > someone mentioned to me (I think Jason and Tiago) that if there are
> no
> > >> > objections, we don't need a vote. So if there will be no objections
> to
> > >> > continue with this without a vote until the end of today, I will let
> > >> people
> > >> > that are already involved in this task to start contributing by
> > opening
> > >> PRs
> > >> > in the relevant repositories.
> > >> >
> > >> > For the PR checks, I will send a more detailed proposal for the
> Phase
> > >> 2. I
> > >> > think Phase 1 can happen without the need to change CI anyhow, as we
> > >> want
> > >> > to target also Java 17 compatibility. I agree, it would be good to
> > have
> > >> PR
> > >> > checks for both Java 17 and 21 in the future. It will be part of the
> > >> Phase
> > >> > 2 proposal.
> > >> >
> > >> > Best regards,
> > >> > Tibor
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM Jason Porter <
> > [email protected]>
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > I agree to this as well. I know it isn't ideal, but as Tiago
> stated
> > >> > > running PRs on both versions of Java is the only way to be sure we
> > >> don't
> > >> > > break one of the versions.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On 2025/07/31 19:59:12 Tiago Bento wrote:
> > >> > > > I definitely agree that we need to move the code base to Java
> 21.
> > >> > > > Thanks Tibor for the proposal. Because we want to keep Java 17
> > being
> > >> > > > supported, I think our only guarantee would be to have builds
> > >> running
> > >> > > > in both versions for PR checks. Otherwise we risk breaking one
> of
> > >> the
> > >> > > > versions and only finding out when it's already too late.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM Deepak Joseph <
> > >> > [email protected]>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > +1 I agree with this proposal to make code buildable and
> > runnable
> > >> > with
> > >> > > Java
> > >> > > > > 21
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Regards,
> > >> > > > > Deepak Joseph
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM Yeser Amer <[email protected]>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Thank you for the clarification, +1 (and I'm available to
> help
> > >> in
> > >> > > this
> > >> > > > > > effort)
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > On 2025/07/31 07:52:36 Tibor Zimányi wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > Hi,
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > thanks for the feedback. It is basically as Francisco
> wrote.
> > >> We
> > >> > > have
> > >> > > > > > Maven
> > >> > > > > > > properties configured with 17, but there was no
> coordinated
> > >> > effort
> > >> > > yet to
> > >> > > > > > > find out if everything works also on 21. This proposal is
> > >> about
> > >> > > it. There
> > >> > > > > > > may be multiple things not working with 21, as e.g.
> > mentioned
> > >> in
> > >> > > GWT, or
> > >> > > > > > > there may be some enforcer rules around jdks etc. This
> > effort
> > >> > > should make
> > >> > > > > > > sure everything is buildable and runnable on both Java 21
> > and
> > >> > Java
> > >> > > 17.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > For the PR checks, I think we can have a broader
> discussion
> > >> if we
> > >> > > agree
> > >> > > > > > on
> > >> > > > > > > this one and when we get to the point of starting the
> Phase
> > >> 2. I
> > >> > > am not
> > >> > > > > > > against having a Java 17 PR check, it may be useful. It
> just
> > >> > needs
> > >> > > to be
> > >> > > > > > > scoped properly (e.g. I expect not all PR checks are
> needed
> > as
> > >> > > Java 17
> > >> > > > > > ones
> > >> > > > > > > etc.).
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Hope that clarifies.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Best regards,
> > >> > > > > > > Tibor
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM Yeser Amer <
> > [email protected]>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Dmitrii,
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > At that moment, I experimented with GWT 2.10. Indeed it
> > >> could
> > >> > be
> > >> > > worth
> > >> > > > > > > > trying again with 2.12, thank you for pointing that.
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > On 2025/07/30 17:40:46 Dmitrii Tikhomirov wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > This is strange, because at present GWT’s minimum Java
> > >> > version
> > >> > > is 11,
> > >> > > > > > > > and the supported source level is 17. As far as I
> > >> understand,
> > >> > it
> > >> > > should
> > >> > > > > > > > work with version 21 as well
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/gwtproject/gwt/releases/tag/2.12.0
> 
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > On Jul 30, 2025, at 7:59 AM, Yeser Amer <
> > >> [email protected]>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Right, it makes sense.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > A point to share is that we have all GWT modules
> with
> > >> that
> > >> > > property
> > >> > > > > > > > set to JDK 8, because I failed to compile our GWT
> sources
> > >> with
> > >> > > any JDK
> > >> > > > > > 8+,
> > >> > > > > > > > when I tried some months ago.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > On 2025/07/30 14:49:05 Francisco Javier Tirado Sarti
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >> I was going to say that, as far as I know, all
> > modules
> > >> > > should be
> > >> > > > > > set
> > >> > > > > > > > to 17
> > >> > > > > > > > > >> now. Anyway, the task is to verify that assumption
> is
> > >> > true.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM Yeser Amer <
> > >> > > [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> Tibor,
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> Thank you for your initiative, can you please
> > clarify:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> Phase 1:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> - Setting the release property:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> That means that we currently have some modules
> with
> > >> JDK
> > >> > > version
> > >> > > > > > < 17,
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> right?
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> Phase 2:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> - Update the KIE CI to use Java 21 by default.
> This
> > >> > means:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>    - Making sure PR checks run with Java 21.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>    - Making sure the release builds run with Java
> > 21.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> If I understood correctly, we have to support both
> > >> JDK 17
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > > > > JDK 21
> > >> > > > > > > > for a
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> while. Should we expect to have 2 subsets of PR
> > >> Checks,
> > >> > > one that
> > >> > > > > > runs
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> against JDK 17 and one that compiles against JDK
> 21
> > >> > > (optaplanner
> > >> > > > > > is
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> correctly doing that against JDK 17 and 20)?
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> Thanks
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> Yeser
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> On 2025/07/30 11:54:23 Tibor Zimányi wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> Hi everyone,
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> as Java 21 is the latest Java LTS available,
> > already
> > >> for
> > >> > > some
> > >> > > > > > time,
> > >> > > > > > > > I
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> would
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> like to propose that the code should be buildable
> > and
> > >> > > runnable
> > >> > > > > > with
> > >> > > > > > > > Java
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> 21, while still retaining compatibility with Java
> > 17.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> The work should be split into two phases like
> this:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> Phase 1:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> - Setting the release property:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>    - This should make sure the code works with
> Java
> > >> 17.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>    - This should make sure that the existing CI
> > still
> > >> > > works the
> > >> > > > > > > > same way
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> and is able to build releases etc., because even
> if
> > >> we
> > >> > > have
> > >> > > > > > Java 17
> > >> > > > > > > > as a
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> build environment, with the setting, it should
> > work.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> - Fixing the problems that occur while trying to
> > >> build
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > > > > > repositories
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> with Java 21 and are caused by Java 21.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> - Fixing the problems that occur while running
> > tests
> > >> > with
> > >> > > Java
> > >> > > > > > 21
> > >> > > > > > > > and are
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> caused by Java 21.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> - Updating the images we publish and need JDK to
> > >> contain
> > >> > > JDK 21
> > >> > > > > > > > instead
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> 17.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> - Target of the work are all Apache KIE
> > repositories,
> > >> > > mainly:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> incubator-kie-drools, incubator-kie-optaplanner,
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> incubator-kie-kogito-runtimes,
> > >> > incubator-kie-kogito-apps,
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> incubator-kie-kogito-examples,
> incubator-kie-tools.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> Phase 2:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> - Update the KIE CI to use Java 21 by default.
> This
> > >> > means:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>    - Making sure PR checks run with Java 21.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>    - Making sure the release builds run with Java
> > 21.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> What do you think, please? I plan to open a vote
> on
> > >> > Monday
> > >> > > > > > based on
> > >> > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> feedback of this discussion. Finding people to do
> > >> this
> > >> > > work is
> > >> > > > > > > > already
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> done, at least for Phase 1.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> Best regards,
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>> Tibor
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > >>>
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