If I understand Dragans point right, the warning comes when analyzing the code.
Not just running Ivy.
So the normal user won't see the warning. Maybe we should implement a warning?

Jan

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jaikiran Pai [mailto:jaiki...@apache.org]
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. Oktober 2018 07:08
> An: dev@ant.apache.org
> Betreff: Re: Java 11 Compatibility Problem
> 
> I agree with Stefan, at the moment I recommend ignoring those warnings.
> There isn't anything else we can do (other than removing support for
> pack200, which isn't a good option).
> 
> -Jaikiran
> 
> 
> On 10/10/18 9:56 AM, Stefan Bodewig wrote:
> > Hi Krzysztof
> >
> > I'm not actively working on Ivy so take my response with a grain of
> > salt.
> >
> > On 2018-10-09, Dragan, Krzysztof wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> scanning latest version of Apache Ivy(2.5.0-rc-1) using jdeprscan on
> >> jdk11 I noticed two problems with this jar.
> >> These two methods using internal jdk marked for removal and will be
> deleted:
> >>   * class org/apache/ivy/util/FileUtil uses deprecated class
> >>     java/util/jar/Pack200$Unpacker (forRemoval=true)
> >>   * class org/apache/ivy/util/FileUtil uses deprecated class
> >>     java/util/jar/Pack200 (forRemoval=true)
> > For background see https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/336
> >
> > The Java community has decided to eventually remove support for the
> > pack200 format, but it still is there in Java11. Right now this is
> > only a warning, it will only become a real problem once the classes
> > actually get removed. They do not offer any alternative
> implementation
> > right now, and may never do (unlike the JAXB case, which is available
> > as an external library now).
> >
> > I am aware of an alternative based on the former Apache Harmony code
> > in https://github.com/pfirmstone/pack200 but am unsure about its
> state
> > - both technically and legally - I very vaguely recall the Pack200
> > spec was encumbered with Oracle patents but may be totally wrong.
> >
> > In Ivy's case the only save option right now was to remove support
> for
> > pack200 archives and break existing setups that consume such archives
> > which seems to be excessive just in order to get rid of a warning.
> >
> > If yu ask me I'd recommend to live with the warning for now and wait
> > for an alternative to the class library's pack200 classes to become
> > available - which hopefully happens before the Java version removing
> > support gets released.
> >
> > Stefan
> >
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