On Thu, 9 Feb 2023 at 19:02, Matthias Bläsing <mblaes...@doppel-helix.eu.invalid> wrote: > - commit to make NetBeans runnable on JDK LTS -1 > - build with JDK LTS -1 > - be able to be build with the current JDK
+1 as long as that includes the platform. That is what I suggested in the other thread (I don't see why we need multiple threads incidentally!) An LTS-1 strategy seems closest to how NetBeans used to function - major-1, in a time when it also had more development resources? Let's also be clear, though, that adopting an LTS-1 strategy means dropping JDK 11 support either in our first release after JDK 21, or the first after JDK 22 - so latest May 2024. > - keep as many modules as feasible compatible with release 8 -1 : A number of things have come up recently about preparing for JDK 21+ that would involve increasing the bytecode level and APIs in some core parts of the NetBeans runtime container. Either we give ourselves more of a headache there to keep JDK 8, or we do this cleanly, at which point raising the default to release 11 makes more sense? We could choose to keep release 8 for some modules that make sense as libraries outside of the runtime container - utilities, lookup, etc.? But surely it makes more sense to explicitly specify those, so that we and third-parties have clarity over which things still support JDK 8? Best wishes, Neil --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
