I vote for kill jdk8 out as to force them upgrade to 11+ ________________________________ From: Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net> Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2024 10:35:55 PM To: Maven Developers List <dev@maven.apache.org> Subject: Re: Java version for Maven 4?
Howdy, See Inline. On Sun, Feb 4, 2024 at 3:01 PM Elliotte Rusty Harold <elh...@ibiblio.org> wrote: > I can live with Java 11 if I have to, though I really don't see the > point. Anything past Java 11 ranges from a major hassle to blocker for > corporate developers, including those at big tech companies like Meta > and Google, who are stuck on older versions as a matter of policy and > internal support. > > I see no problem here, those who are stuck with Java 8, can stick (sorry for the pun) with Maven 3.9.x forever as well. This thread is about Maven4, and its GA is still far away, so I see no need for it to adapt somewhere in the unknown-how-far future (once it becomes GA) for the sake of those who are stuck in the past. Thanks T > On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 2:17 PM Martin Desruisseaux > <martin.desruisse...@geomatys.com> wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > From the replies in this thread, it seems to me that there is a > > consensus for moving Maven 4 to some Java version after 8. I see: > > > > * 0 in favour of Java 11 > > * 1.5 in favour of Java 17 (the .5 is because I split a vote between > > Java 17 and 21) > > * 2.5 in favour of Java 21 > > * 4 seem neutral (including myself) > > > > Do we take that as an agreement to require Java 21 for building Maven 4? > > > > On a related question, what should be the minimal Java version for > > *running* Maven 4? Keeping in mind that if Java 21 (for example) was > > required, users would still be able to compile for an older Java version > > using the --release option. > > > > Martin > > > > > -- > Elliotte Rusty Harold > elh...@ibiblio.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > >
