Only building the website docs needs Java 11 (and up). Everything else builds with Java 8 (and up).
On Wed, 24 May 2023 at 08:05, Claude Warren, Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > > Justin, > > There is an issue in the code base that is reasonably common among systems > that operate at low levels and are migrating from Java 8 implementation > wherein they need the rt.jar from java 8 for compilation. There are > several ways to solve this problem, Pekko (and I suppose Akka) require that > Java 8 be installed so that the build process can find the Java 8 rt.jar. > I suspect that all that is actually required to get the current code to > compile is setting JAVA_8_HOME to point to the directory with the rt.jar in > it. However, the Java 8 rt.jar is still required. I believe there is a > ticket to resolve this issue but I may be mistaken about this. > > Claude > > On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 7:38 AM Justin Mclean <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Part of the requirement of a release is that someone can build it on their > > system, and that ideally should be easy to do. I would assume by their > > system than means a single version of the JDK which they use and is > > supported. I’m not sure there is be a need for someone testing the release > > to compile against multiple JDKs? > > > > Kind Regards, > > Justin > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
