RE: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-19 Thread Simon Steiner
Hi, You can compile with the api in 18 fine, just the feature cant be used. We use it to lock down the application on a server. Thanks -Original Message- From: axh Sent: 19 March 2023 09:38 To: dev@pdfbox.apache.org Subject: Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x Hi, why do you

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-19 Thread Andreas Lehmkuehler
I've created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-5576 to not forget about this ;-) Andreas Am 18.03.23 um 18:07 schrieb Maruan Sahyoun: Fine - so let‘s target that for 4x Am 18.03.2023 um 16:51 schrieb Andreas Lehmkuehler : Am 18.03.23 um 10:49 schrieb Maruan Sahyoun: I‘d second

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-19 Thread axh
). > Am 19.03.2023 um 09:41 schrieb Simon Steiner : > > Hi, > > We still need to use securitymanager on java 11/17, so you would need to keep > those. > > Thanks > > -Original Message- > From: axh > Sent: 18 March 2023 17:14 > To: dev@pdfbo

RE: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-19 Thread Simon Steiner
Hi, We still need to use securitymanager on java 11/17, so you would need to keep those. Thanks -Original Message- From: axh Sent: 18 March 2023 17:14 To: dev@pdfbox.apache.org Subject: Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x > Am 18.03.2023 um 16:47 schrieb Andreas Lehmkueh

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-18 Thread axh
> Am 18.03.2023 um 16:47 schrieb Andreas Lehmkuehler : > > Am 17.03.23 um 23:40 schrieb axh: >> - functionality available in newer versions of the JDK does not have to be >> reproduced and later maintained > Do you have a specific example in your mind? Much of the IOUtils class is obsolete

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-18 Thread Maruan Sahyoun
Fine - so let‘s target that for 4x > Am 18.03.2023 um 16:51 schrieb Andreas Lehmkuehler : > > Am 18.03.23 um 10:49 schrieb Maruan Sahyoun: >> I‘d second a move to 11 for 3.x as for the lifetime of 3.x this will enable >> us to use newer funtions without another major release. > I'd like to do

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-18 Thread Andreas Lehmkuehler
Am 18.03.23 um 10:13 schrieb Tilman Hausherr: You may have a point with some of your arguments, but not this one: Public updates for Java 8 have stopped in march 2022, now one year ago My latest jdk8 is from January 17th of this year. (Amazon Corretto) About the difficulty to find

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-18 Thread Andreas Lehmkuehler
Am 18.03.23 um 10:49 schrieb Maruan Sahyoun: I‘d second a move to 11 for 3.x as for the lifetime of 3.x this will enable us to use newer funtions without another major release. I'd like to do so for the next major version 4.0.x. Hopefully it won't take us that much time to release that version

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-18 Thread Andreas Lehmkuehler
developing a software that relies heavily on Apache PdfBox. It uses the current the current PDFBox 3.0.0 from trunk, with some patches. I wanted to know what your thoughts are about raising the minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x to Java 11. I know some might say "we are

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-18 Thread Maruan Sahyoun
I‘d second a move to 11 for 3.x as for the lifetime of 3.x this will enable us to use newer funtions without another major release. BR Maruan > Am 18.03.2023 um 10:13 schrieb Tilman Hausherr : > > You may have a point with some of your arguments, but not this one: >> Public updates for Java 8

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-18 Thread Tilman Hausherr
You may have a point with some of your arguments, but not this one: Public updates for Java 8 have stopped in march 2022, now one year ago My latest jdk8 is from January 17th of this year. (Amazon Corretto) About the difficulty to find contributors - this has always been difficult. That's

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-17 Thread axh
e that relies heavily on Apache PdfBox. It uses the >> current the current PDFBox 3.0.0 from trunk, with some patches. >> I wanted to know what your thoughts are about raising the minimum Java >> version for PDFBox 3.x to Java 11. I know some might say "we are still on >

Re: Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-17 Thread Andreas Lehmkuehler
Am 17.03.23 um 10:09 schrieb axh: Hi, I am developing a software that relies heavily on Apache PdfBox. It uses the current the current PDFBox 3.0.0 from trunk, with some patches. I wanted to know what your thoughts are about raising the minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x to Java 11. I know

Minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x

2023-03-17 Thread axh
Hi, I am developing a software that relies heavily on Apache PdfBox. It uses the current the current PDFBox 3.0.0 from trunk, with some patches. I wanted to know what your thoughts are about raising the minimum Java version for PDFBox 3.x to Java 11. I know some might say "we are still o