Those who need Java 8 to *run* Maven will probably not upgrade to Maven 4 anyway, as their builds will have other problems preventing them from upgrading. A few third-party plugins already moved to Java 11+, thinking of spotless.
That said: +1 Stick with 8 for Maven 3.9.x and maybe a 3.10.x (not part of this thread) +1 to use Java 17 for Maven 4. Why 17? 11 is often earlier EOL'd than 8 and 17, so I see absolutely no advantage of going to 11: * https://endoflife.date/ibm-semeru-runtime * https://endoflife.date/azul-zulu * https://endoflife.date/bellsoft-liberica * https://endoflife.date/eclipse-temurin (on par here) * https://endoflife.date/oracle-jdk (valid for premier support, not for extended support) Am So., 4. Feb. 2024 um 15:01 Uhr schrieb Elliotte Rusty Harold <elh...@ibiblio.org>: > > If we're actually voting > > +1 for Java 8 > -1 for Java 17 or any later version. > > I can live with Java 11 if I have to, though I really don't see the > point. Anything past Java 11 ranges from a major hassle to blocker for > corporate developers, including those at big tech companies like Meta > and Google, who are stuck on older versions as a matter of policy and > internal support. > > On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 2:17 PM Martin Desruisseaux > <martin.desruisse...@geomatys.com> wrote: > > > > Hello > > > > From the replies in this thread, it seems to me that there is a > > consensus for moving Maven 4 to some Java version after 8. I see: > > > > * 0 in favour of Java 11 > > * 1.5 in favour of Java 17 (the .5 is because I split a vote between > > Java 17 and 21) > > * 2.5 in favour of Java 21 > > * 4 seem neutral (including myself) > > > > Do we take that as an agreement to require Java 21 for building Maven 4? > > > > On a related question, what should be the minimal Java version for > > *running* Maven 4? Keeping in mind that if Java 21 (for example) was > > required, users would still be able to compile for an older Java version > > using the --release option. > > > > Martin > > > > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org
