Re: [gef-dev] Java 21 for GEF-Classic

[Alois Zoitl <alois.zoitl@xxxxxx>]

I'm also in favor of moving early. Java 21 has quite some nice features
. So also +1 from my side.

Alois

On Wed, 2024-12-18 at 12:59 +0100, Lars Vogel via gef-dev wrote:
> As always I prefer moving to the latest Java if possible. So +1 for
> moving GEF to Java 21 (for the 2025-03 release).
> 
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM Patrick Ziegler via gef-dev
> <gef-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  
> >  
> > Hello everyone,
> >  
> >  
> > The Eclipse Platform SDK now requires Java 21 due to the dependency
> > to Lucene 10.x which has already led to build problems that could
> > be seen here [1]. The latest GEF-Classic build uses a workaround,
> > to get both the Java 17 and Java 21 builds happy, but even that is
> > no longer possible with recent SimRel changes. In short: We are no
> > longer able to build and test GEF-Classic against Java 17, using
> > the 2025-03 staging repository.
> >  
> >  
> > This now also raises the question when we should officially drop
> > support for Java 17. As part of the Simultaneous Release, we are
> > allowed to move to Java 21 since 2024-06, so all formal
> > requirements have already been satisfied. Personally, I would
> > either target the next release (as part of 2025-03) or the release
> > after that (2025-06). Given that we're very early in the release
> > cycle, both options seem valid.
> >  
> > What are your thoughts on this?
> >  
> >  
> > Many regards,
> >  
> > Patrick
> >  
> >  
> > ---
> >  
> >  [1] https://github.com/eclipse-gef/gef-classic/pull/628  
> > 
> >  
> >  -------- Forwarded Message -------- 
> > Subject:	[cross-project-issues-dev] Platform 4.35 I-builds
> > and the Platform SDK Now Require Java 21
> > Date:	Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:56:52 +0100
> > From:	Ed Merks via cross-project-issues-dev
> > <cross-project-issues-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: 	Cross project issues
> > <cross-project-issues-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To:	Cross project issues
> > <cross-project-issues-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC:	Ed Merks <ed.merks@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> >  
> >  
> >  Here are some background details about the Platform's 4.35 (2025-
> > 03) development:
> >  
> > https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator/issues/2654
> >  
> >  ___________________________________________
> >  
> >  The latest Orbit summary table includes details about the required
> > Java version of each library prompted by Lucene 10's requirement
> > for Java 21 which is first library in Orbit to require Java 21:
> >  
> > https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/simrel/orbit-aggregation/table.html
> >  
> >  ___________________________________________
> >  
> >  This is what we're doing to prepare for the eventual Java 24
> > release:
> >  
> > https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.releng.aggregator/issues/2623
> >  
> >  ___________________________________________
> >  
> >  Expect a new (minor) version of Guava in Orbit for M1 (or sooner)
> > when this library is approved:
> >  
> > https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/emo-team/iplab/-/issues/17939
> >  
> >  ___________________________________________
> >  
> >  Happy Holidays!!!!
> >  
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