+1 for Java 8 it's time now and we will probably having more contributions as young/cool kids prefer using modern tools Yup the world is not only made with Old Grumpy grand dad working only with Java 5 :P )
On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 04:14, Robert Scholte <rfscho...@apache.org> wrote: > The versions upgrades of plugins are part of another topic, which are > indeed 3.7.0 candidates. > > As said, the Java 8 update is not just about internal code improvements > or > changes. Maven will expose new APIs/SPIs that contain Java 8 Functions, > so > it must be seen as a requirement to implement the experimental > buildconsumer feature. > > Robert > > On Sat, 28 Sep 2019 14:23:16 +0200, Tibor Digana <tibordig...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > > Hello guys, > > > > For the user community these two issues are important: > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6169 > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6548 > > The Tycho project is the user as well. > > The J8 is internal code improvement/change => lower priority than the > > user's priority => release order/priorities/dedicated time spent in > > development. > > > > Have a nice day. > > > > Cheers > > Tibor17 > > > > On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 2:08 PM Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> I would say that fixing the Tycho issue comes first. > >> > >> Gary > >> > >> On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 8:04 AM Robert Scholte <rfscho...@apache.org> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > TLDR; introduce maven.experimental.buildconsumer and push Java > >> > requirement > >> > to Java 8 > >> > > >> > now that Maven 3.6.2 is out for a couple of weeks, it seems like we > >> > didn't > >> > face real regressions. > >> > The only one might be tricky is the issue related to Tycho. > >> > > >> > However, I think we're ready to push Maven to the next level. > >> > > >> > For those actively reading this list, they should recognize the need > >> for > >> > splitting up the pom as it is on the local system versus the pom being > >> > uploaded. Once we truly control this mechanism we can think of > >> > improvements on model 5.0.0 and new fileformats. > >> > > >> > I've created and implemented MNG-6656[1]. It also contains a zip > with > >> an > >> > example (original, patched, README) to understand what's happening. > >> > > >> > In order to make this successful, we need IDEs and CI Servers to > >> > understand and support these changes. The likely need to implement > >> one of > >> > the interfaces[2]. > >> > The new interface uses Java8 Functions (and especially > >> SAXEventFactory is > >> > way easier to read+maintain with Java 8). I've tried to keep Maven > >> Java 7 > >> > compatible, but that was too hard to do. > >> > So I'd like to use this opportunity to move Maven forward and start > >> > requiring Java 8. > >> > > >> > There are some other improvements I'd like to add (those messages will > >> > follow), so this will imply that it will take some time before we do a > >> > new > >> > release. > >> > > >> > WDTY, > >> > Robert > >> > > >> > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6656 > >> > [2] https://github.com/apache/maven/compare/MNG-6656?expand=1 > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > >> > > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > > -- Olivier Lamy http://twitter.com/olamy | http://linkedin.com/in/olamy
