I suspect the jump from 8 to 9 is harder than from 9 to 10. NetBeans has a custom module system that will need some massaging to play nice with the Java 9 modules.
NetBeans generally ran on the previous JDK too. So, supporting Java 8 and Java 9 at the same time might be complicated/more work if APIs changed. Generally speaking I really doubt not having Java 9 is limiting contributors. The NetBeans codebase is complicated enough. If you do manage to produce some patches, installing JDK 8 and using that for NetBeans builds seems like the smallest hurdle. --emi -------- Original Message -------- On 18 February 2018 1:37 AM, Martin Dindoffer <[email protected]> wrote: >Because after 9, there will be 10, and after 10, 11. From my experience, > the longer you stay stuck on a technology, the harder it is to migrate > afterwards. > Have you heard that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will ship JDK 10 and bump it to 11 in > a point release? > Every major software project is either marching towards JDK9 support or is > already there. > Even niche, low-staff projects like Apache Karaf have JDK9 support. I do > not see why we should stay behind. > Of course, all of this is only my personal opinion. I'm not trying to start > a war here :) > > Regards, > Martin > > 2018-02-18 0:23 GMT+01:00 Neil C Smith [email protected]: > >>On Sat, 17 Feb 2018, 23:07 Martin Dindoffer, [email protected] wrote: >>>If there isn't such a thing present, the importance of supporting JDK9 >>> building >>> will only increase over time. >>>Why?! JDK 8 support will outlast JDK 9. I can see supporting building on a >> non-LTS being a nice-to-have, but surely not that important? >>Best wishes, >>Neil >>>-- >>> Neil C Smith >>> Artist & Technologist >>>www.neilcsmith.net >>>Praxis LIVE - hybrid visual IDE for creative coding - www.praxislive.org >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
