> as Java EE7 requires the minimum Java version being 7. I was actually trying to find this somewhere. Can you point to *exactly* where this is stated? I was unable to find such statement.
Matej ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Emily Jiang" <[email protected]> > To: "Matej Novotny" <[email protected]> > Cc: "John D. Ament" <[email protected]>, "J J SNYDER" > <[email protected]>, "Weld" > <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2018 4:45:33 PM > Subject: Re: [weld-dev] To drop or not to drop JDK 7 support for Weld 2.4? > > Hi Matej, > > My vote is "not to drop JDK 7 support", as Java EE7 requires the minimum > Java version being 7. If you remove the JDK7 support, this will have big > impact to the customer who are currently use JDK7. > > Weld 3.x requires JDK 8, which is understandable. > > Many thanks, > Emily > =========================== > Emily Jiang > WebSphere Application Server, CDI & MicroProfile Development Lead > > MP 211, DE3A20, Winchester, Hampshire, England, SO21 2JN > Phone: +44 (0)1962 816278 Internal: 246278 > > Email: [email protected] > Lotus Notes: Emily Jiang/UK/IBM@IBMGB > > > > > From: Matej Novotny <[email protected]> > To: "John D. Ament" <[email protected]> > Cc: J J SNYDER <[email protected]>, Weld > <[email protected]> > Date: 26/02/2018 13:05 > Subject: Re: [weld-dev] To drop or not to drop JDK 7 support for > Weld 2.4? > Sent by: [email protected] > > > > Valid point, it would definitely make sense to raise minor version in this > case. > > We are unsure if we will actually remove jdk 7 sipport, but at this point > any request for backport > or any attempt at support for newer java versions presents a considerable > pain because of JDK 7 support. > Therefore I concluded I will ask on this mail and see if it would be ok to > eventually remove the support. > > Matej > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John D. Ament" <[email protected]> > > To: "Matej Novotny" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "Weld" <[email protected]>, "J J SNYDER" > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2018 1:38:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [weld-dev] To drop or not to drop JDK 7 support for Weld > 2.4? > > > > Seems weird to me that you would drop JDK support in a patch fix on > 2.4.x. > > Seems more appropriate to keep 2.4.x on JDK 7, 2.5.x (if you ever create > > it) on JDK 8. 3.0.x already requires JDK 8. > > > > On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 7:18 AM Matej Novotny <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > as you probably know, Weld 2.4 (CDI 1.2 impl) currently supports even > JDK > > > 7. > > > We are currently considering dropping this limitation and moving to > JDK 8 > > > as minimal version. > > > >From what we know, some servers (such as WildFly) already require > Java 8 > > > to even boot up so this limitation is pretty much pointless there. > > > > > > Therefore, please let us know if dropping JDK 7 support presents a > problem > > > for you or if you see any other reason for Weld 2.4 to stay JDK 7 > > > compatible. > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > Matej > > > _______________________________________________ > > > weld-dev mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.jboss.org_mailman_listinfo_weld-2Ddev&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=jt2y5_gH2oPaja8Vt6NzAZV-iEo6D2jiWeuVYs0H-1U&m=eqnqnXgGwIduBcYC4-Ram6goyqgbpKDXXYbxQMW6gEk&s=53jnN5KF3unYZPdsa-7EYeTbWDJPqnX_S6Wkl40HPpA&e= > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > weld-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.jboss.org_mailman_listinfo_weld-2Ddev&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=jt2y5_gH2oPaja8Vt6NzAZV-iEo6D2jiWeuVYs0H-1U&m=eqnqnXgGwIduBcYC4-Ram6goyqgbpKDXXYbxQMW6gEk&s=53jnN5KF3unYZPdsa-7EYeTbWDJPqnX_S6Wkl40HPpA&e= > > > > > > Unless stated otherwise above: > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number > 741598. > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU > _______________________________________________ weld-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/weld-dev
