On Thu, 4 Sep 2025 12:23:28 GMT, danielpeintner <d...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This PR bumps the minimum version of the JDK needed to run JavaFX to JDK 24.
>> 
>> In order for JavaFX to be able to use more recent JDK features, we should 
>> increase the minimum version of the JDK that can run the latest JavaFX. 
>> Additionally, there is an ongoing cost to keeping JavaFX buildable and 
>> runnable on older versions of Java, and little reason to continue to do so.
>> 
>> This continues our current practice of setting the minimum JDK for JavaFX N 
>> to JDK N-2. JavaFX N is primarily intended for use with JDK N and we also 
>> build and test it against JDK N-1 (which is typically what we use as the 
>> boot JDK). Anything older than that, including the proposed minimum JDK N-2 
>> (24 in this specific case), is untested.
>> 
>> This PR targeted to JavaFX 26, and must not be backported to any earlier 
>> version. This needs a CSR and a release note.
>
> build.properties line 94:
> 
>> 92: jfx.build.jdk.buildnum=9
>> 93: jfx.build.jdk.version.min=24
>> 94: jfx.build.jdk.buildnum.min=36
> 
> Suggestion:
> 
> jfx.build.jdk.buildnum.min=38
> 
> 
> Not 100% sure but I think the number should _increase_ and not _decrease_

No. Build numbers are only meaningful within a specific release. JDK 23 GA was 
build 37 (jdk-23+37). JDK 24 GA was build 36 (jdk-24+36).

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1883#discussion_r2321931310

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