When would you tackle the current G9 branches, move them to 10? Walter Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 7, 2026, at 12:48 PM, James Daugherty via dev <[email protected]> > wrote: > > For #1, I think the only addition is we would ship the 2 PRs from scott on > 4.1 related to Json changes in 9.0. Otherwise, no other major changes > other than possibly forge conversion & what's in 8.1 already. > > Otherwise, I'm +1 for this. > > > >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 11:57 AM James Fredley <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> This is a follow-up to the earlier thread and to today's weekly meeting. >> This is a discuss thread, not a vote. The goal is to settle the language >> for a follow-up [VOTE] on the next several Grails lines. >> >> Grails 8.0.0 is out (Groovy 5, Spring Boot 4.1). Work toward Groovy 6 is >> already on the 9.0.x line, and Apache Groovy 6.0.0 is out. Groovy 7 work >> has already started: https://github.com/apache/groovy >> >> Please comment on the plan and on the wording. If you want to change the >> language, copy the whole proposal block below, paste it into your reply, >> and edit it there. Do not send a partial rewrite or a diff of a >> sentence. A full replacement block is what we will carry into the vote. >> If you agree with the block as written, a +1 on this thread is enough. >> Discussion on this thread is not a binding vote. >> >> PROPOSAL (copy this whole block if you want to change the language) >> >> 1. Grails 9.0.x >> 1. Merge the 8.1.x branch up into the 9.0.x branch. >> 2. Do not release 8.1.x. Skip that line. >> 3. Ship 9.0.x as a lighter release: bring Grails current with >> Groovy, without waiting on the next Spring Boot line. >> 4. Base it on Groovy 6. >> 5. Turn invokedynamic on. >> 1. Turning invokedynamic off is not a viable default. In Groovy >> 6.0.0 the classic call-site implementation has moved out of groovy-core >> into the separate groovy-callsite module, and that surface is on a path >> to deprecation. Core dispatch already uses invokedynamic. >> 6. Target 9.0.0 for the end of November 2026. >> 7. This release catches Grails up to Groovy. Apache Groovy 7 work >> has already started: https://github.com/apache/groovy >> >> 2. Grails 10 (the line previously discussed as 9.1.x) >> 1. Rename the planned 9.1.x line to 10. >> 2. Base it on Groovy 6 and Spring Boot 4.2. >> 3. Target 2027 Q1. Aim to release within one month of Spring Boot >> 4.2. That window is tight because of existing time commitments. >> 4. Use the major version bump so the release can carry material >> breaking changes and move the framework forward. >> >> >> James >>
