Dne neděle 6. března 2022 13:46:23 CET, Michael Bien napsal(a): > On 06.03.22 05:07, Jaroslav Tulach wrote: > > Dne sobota 5. března 2022 17:54:46 CET, antonio napsal(a): > >> a) do we need these now that JDK >= 11 is required to run NetBeans? > >> b) if not, can we get rid of them? > > > > No, we cannot get rid of them. While we are compiling on JDK11, the > > requirement still is to run and test on JDK8. That can only change with > > voting. > > Hi Jaroslav, > > NB 12.6 and 13 itself only support JDK 11 and 17, if some of it still > runs on 8 its a coincidence. Nobody should run the IDE on 8.
I do. I am running my NetBeans on JDK8 based GraalVM. And it is not a coincidence - it is an important use-case for my business unit. > But as you pointed out some modules which are used by the language > server have to be kept compatible with 8 unfortunately, which causes a > lot of ongoing issues but it is what it is. Can I get pointer to the list of "lot of ongoing issues", please? Thank you. > i can't even vote on it since i am a mere contributor, but am sure > someone could setup a vote for the second part if there is demand, but > the first decision was already made (here on the list) and the releases > are public. Yes, the decision is: the tests must run on JDK8. If you disagree with my statement, present an evidence: show me where a decision to drop JDK8 for (automatic) testing has been made! > Apache released binaries require JDK 11/17 Not technically - the binaries run on JDK8 fine. Apache NetBeans project just doesn't provide support for those who run complementary binaries on JDK8. End users certainly shall use JDK11+ - integrators building on top of NetBeans Platform can however use JDK8. -jt --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
