I agree with Uwe and Robert. JDK11, then the min bar should move if there is something that brings value (be it performance, LTS or some other attractive option).
Dawid On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 8:15 PM Robert Muir <[email protected]> wrote: > +1, I think the main thing to watch out for is project panama. If we > get a 18.x/19.x release with non-incubating APIs, I think it makes > sense to create a new major Lucene version. Even if it isn't an > OpenJDK LTS release. It could really change a lot, especially > regarding hotspots in the code such as postings/dv compression. So it > would be great to allow a lot of folks to make a "take two" on these > algorithms with vectorization in mind. This is just my opinion. > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 2:10 PM Uwe Schindler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There are no good reasons to do Java 17 and it is way too early. > > > > > > > > Reagrding real optimizations, Lucene 17 is unfortunately not containing > Project Panama or Vector API, so it looks more like Java 18/19 is a good > candidate as a new minimum at a later stage. > > > > > > > > I’d release Lucene 9 with Java 11 (which is LTS) and then decide later > if we update to some post-17 version to get the new vector and panama APIs > (vector search, SIMD and also MMapDirectory v2). If we do this, we should > simply release Lucene 10. > > > > > > > > Uwe > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > Uwe Schindler > > > > Achterdiek 19, D-28357 Bremen > > > > https://www.thetaphi.de > > > > eMail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > From: Mike Drob <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2021 8:00 PM > > To: Solr/Lucene Dev <[email protected]> > > Subject: Java 11/17 Version Matrix > > > > > > > > Hi Devs, > > > > > > > > What are our thoughts on Java 11 and 17 version compatibility going > forward for Lucene 9? Will we support both? If so, would Java 11 support > likely continue for the entire 9.x release line? > > > > > > > > Is there a JIRA tracking this? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
