Yeah, that's contradictory. I didn't think to update the README when I added that to the release notes.
For additional context, the Java 11 requirement is because some JUnit tests use a library that requires Java 11. However, we still compile BlazeDS to run on Java 8. It's only the tests that require Java 11. In a way, both are true. Personally, I'm willing to release it as-is, and fix it in a future update. However, it's up to everyone to decide for themselves whether that deserves a -1 and requires another release candidate. -- Josh Tynjala Bowler Hat LLC https://bowlerhat.dev/ On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 1:53 PM Greg Dove <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Josh, > > Just one quick observation: > > Release notes say: > BlazeDS now requires Java 11 or newer > > For install prerequisites, README still says: > > > ================================================================================== > SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE > (absolute paths) > > > ================================================================================== > > Java SDK 1.8 or greater (*1) JAVA_HOME > > Maven 2.2.0 or greater (*1) MAVEN_HOME > > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 4:34 AM Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > They certainly can! > > > > -- > > Josh Tynjala > > Bowler Hat LLC > > https://bowlerhat.dev/ > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 4:57 AM Andrew Wetmore <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Will these instructions live in the Wiki? > > > > > > > > > Andrew Wetmore > > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > > > > > Virus-free.www.avast.com > > > < > > > > > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > > > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 7:34 PM Josh Tynjala < > [email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Unsure how to test further, after running the ApproveBlazeDS.xml > script > > > (or > > > > manually checking signatures and building from source, if that's your > > > > preference)? I've put together some steps that you can follow to test > > the > > > > sample projects too! > > > > > > > > 1. Download the BlazeDS binary distribution (zip for Windows, tar.gz > > for > > > > macOS and Linux), and extract somewhere on your computer. > > > > > > > > 2. Download the binary distribution of either Tomcat 10 or 11, and > > > extract > > > > somewhere on your computer. https://tomcat.apache.org/ > > > > > > > > Note: Because we've migrated from Java EE to its successor Jakarta > > EE, > > > > BlazeDS 5.0 or newer is no longer compatible with Tomcat 9 or older. > > > > > > > > Note 2: You are welcome to skip Tomcat and test with other Jakarta > > EE > > > > servers, if you prefer. > > > > > > > > 3. Copy the .war files in [BlazeDS binary release]/webapps to [Tomcat > > > > binary release]/webapps. > > > > > > > > 4. In [Tomcat binary release]/bin, run startup.sh in a terminal (or > > > > startup.bat on Windows). > > > > > > > > 5. Open http://localhost:8080 to test that Tomcat is running. > > > > - If the page fails to load, the server may not have started because > > your > > > > JDK is too old. > > > > - Tomcat 10 requires Java 11 > > > > - Tomcat 11 requires Java 17 > > > > > > > > 6. Open one or more of the BlazeDS sample apps to test: > > > > > > > > - Hello World > > > > URL: http://localhost:8080/hello-world > > > > Type your name into the input and click the "Say Hello" button to > > > receive > > > > a personalized message from BlazeDS. > > > > > > > > - Get and Set Typed Object > > > > URL: http://localhost:8080/typed-object > > > > Enter some information into each of the blank fields. Then, click > the > > > > "Save" button. Reload the page or open it in a different window or > tab, > > > and > > > > your information should be restored from the server. > > > > > > > > - Classic Turnkey Samples > > > > URL: http://localhost:8080/samples > > > > These are Royale ports of the original Flex sample projects donated > by > > > > Adobe. Some have not been ported to Royale yet, but most are working. > > The > > > > few that aren't available are clearly marked. > > > > > > > > Several of the samples require a local database server to run > > alongside > > > > Tomcat. To start the database, open a terminal and go into [BlazeDS > > > binary > > > > release]/samples/classic-turnkey-samples/sampledb. Then, run > startdb.sh > > > (or > > > > startdb.bat on Windows). When finished, use Ctrl+C to stop the > > database. > > > > > > > > 7. When finished, in [Tomcat binary release]/bin, run shutdown.sh (or > > > > shutdown.bat on Windows). > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Josh Tynjala > > > > Bowler Hat LLC > > > > https://bowlerhat.dev/ > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM Josh Tynjala < > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > Please discuss the BlazeDS 5.0.0 release candidate here and not in > > the > > > > > vote thread. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Josh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
