On 07.07.2016 17:25, Cédric Champeau wrote:
Gradle 3.0 will require JDK 7. Gradle 2.x can run on JDK 6. I'm not a big fan of "backporting". To me it's easier to complete 2.5 with JDK 7 now, then switch master to 3.0 and upgrade to JDK 8 there.
Gradle 3 is the only reason to even make the switch from JDK6 to JDK8. I imagine if we would not want to use Gradle3 we would still switch to JDK8 or newer in Groovy 3, but stay with JDK6 otherwise.
One of the reasons I would consider this decision touchy is that Gradle would then not be able to migrate to Gradle 3, at least until Gradle 4.0. But, given the large number of plugins written in Groovy today, upgrading would be a problem anyway if Groovy 3 breaks binary compatibility.
What do you think will be the smallest relatively realistic time frame for the arrival of Gradle 4? About 2 years again?
bye Jochen
