From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?Q?G=C3=A1bor_Boskovits?= Subject: Re: Using openjdk9 as the default JDK Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 21:32:32 +0100 Message-ID: References: <874l8hwuwk.fsf@elephly.net> <871s3lwt4y.fsf@elephly.net> <87y35tw3ih.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000080250b05835ec612" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:53746) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h1Gk3-0001bU-4r for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:32:48 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h1Gk2-0004Lp-4t for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:32:47 -0500 Received: from mail-ed1-x52a.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::52a]:46199) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h1Gk1-0004JL-Mx for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:32:46 -0500 Received: by mail-ed1-x52a.google.com with SMTP id f2so8344425edy.13 for ; Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:32:45 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87y35tw3ih.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Alex Vong Cc: Guix-devel --00000000000080250b05835ec612 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, 2019. m=C3=A1rc. 5., K 20:00 d=C3=A1tummal Alex Vong ezt =C3=ADrta: > Ricardo Wurmus writes: > > > Hi G=C3=A1bor, > > > >>> there are a few packages now that require Java 9, such as > >>> java-eclipse-jdt-compiler-apt (that I=E2=80=99m currently packaging). > >>> > >>> We should aim to use openjdk9 as the default JDK. > >>> > >>> What do you think? > >>> > >> > >> Do you think that aiming for openjdk11 directly is too much? > >> 9 is not supported, but 11 will be supported until 2026. > >> > >> For further information see > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history > > > > Good point. Let=E2=80=99s use openjdk11 then. > > From this page , the > latest icedtea is for openjdk 8. Does this mean that we have to patch > icedtea to build openjdk 11? > As of openjdk9 openjdk became free, so there is no longer a need for icetea. That is why there is no newer version, and you can find openjdk 9 10 and 11 in guix. Best regards, g_bor > --00000000000080250b05835ec612 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,

2019. m=C3=A1rc. 5., K 20:00 d=C3=A1tummal Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com> ezt =C3=ADrta:=
Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.= net> writes:

> Hi G=C3=A1bor,
>
>>> there are a few packages now that require Java 9, such as
>>> java-eclipse-jdt-compiler-apt (that I=E2=80=99m currently pack= aging).
>>>
>>> We should aim to use openjdk9 as the default JDK.
>>>
>>> What do you think?
>>>
>>
>> Do you think that aiming for openjdk11 directly is too much?
>> 9 is not supported, but 11 will be supported until 2026.
>>
>> For further information see ht= tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history
>
> Good point.=C2=A0 Let=E2=80=99s use openjdk11 then.

>From this page <https://icedtea.classpath.= org/wiki/Main_Page>, the
latest icedtea is for openjdk 8. Does this mean that we have to patch
icedtea to build openjdk 11?
= As of openjdk9 openjdk became free, so there is no longer a need for icetea= . That is why there is no newer version, and you can find openjdk 9 10 and = 11 in guix.

Best regards= ,
g_bor
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