Hi, I would prefer to keep in sync a minimal version of Java version for Maven Core and Resolver so we can use all goodies from Java 8 like mentioned streams, default methods. Real cases - https://jira.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6444 migrate code to use NIO - also in many places we still have problems with concurrency, locking. Resolver is about to navigate through the graph - so maybe some parts will look better, would be easier to understand or can be implemented in a more efficient way? it is tiring that using a newer version of Java every day, a potential contributor would have to switch to Java 7 to improve something - it definitely doesn't encourage new developers.
But yes, on opposite side - in resolve there are almost no new commits in the last 2 years, and still many open PR not yet reviewed and merged. Sylwester sob., 9 maj 2020 o 22:19 Elliotte Rusty Harold <elh...@ibiblio.org> napisał(a): > It is not true that Java 7 updates are no longer available. Java 7 > updates are available from Oracle for paying customers and from other > vendors such as Azul for everyone. > > My preference is not to move unless there's a clear reason to do so. > Are there specific features in Java 8 that would be useful for Maven > resolver? E.g. support for a new protocol that isn't available in Java > 7 such as TLS 1.3? > > > On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 4:13 PM Sylwester Lachiewicz > <slachiew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi to all, > > > > based on the previous vote to require Java 8 for Maven Core - I would > like > > to propose setting the same minimum for Maven Resolver 2.0 > > > > Maven Resolver is a base component to solve dependencies for Maven. It > can > > also be used separately from Maven for other projects. > > Because Java 7 updates are no longer available, the market is also moving > > towards using the newer version of Java 8/11. > > Practically the Core requirement means that Resolver has little chance of > > being used in Java 7 (see tricks to connect to Central). > > > > Benefits - more programmers can practice coding while improving our > > codebase. > > > > What's your opinion on the subject? > > > > https://maven.apache.org/resolver/ > > > > Kind regards > > Sylwester > > > > -- > Elliotte Rusty Harold > elh...@ibiblio.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > >
