From issues-return-139314-archive-asf-public=cust-asf.ponee.io@maven.apache.org Wed Oct 24 01:04:03 2018 Return-Path: X-Original-To: archive-asf-public@cust-asf.ponee.io Delivered-To: archive-asf-public@cust-asf.ponee.io Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by mx-eu-01.ponee.io (Postfix) with SMTP id 2972C180675 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2018 01:04:03 +0200 (CEST) Received: (qmail 91303 invoked by uid 500); 23 Oct 2018 23:04:02 -0000 Mailing-List: contact issues-help@maven.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@maven.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list issues@maven.apache.org Received: (qmail 91292 invoked by uid 99); 23 Oct 2018 23:04:02 -0000 Received: from pnap-us-west-generic-nat.apache.org (HELO spamd3-us-west.apache.org) (209.188.14.142) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:04:02 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spamd3-us-west.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at spamd3-us-west.apache.org) with ESMTP id A7611184914 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:04:01 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at spamd3-us-west.apache.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -109.001 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-109.001 tagged_above=-999 required=6.31 tests=[ENV_AND_HDR_SPF_MATCH=-0.5, KAM_ASCII_DIVIDERS=0.8, KAM_NUMSUBJECT=0.5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_PASS=-0.001, USER_IN_DEF_SPF_WL=-7.5, USER_IN_WHITELIST=-100] autolearn=disabled Received: from mx1-lw-us.apache.org ([10.40.0.8]) by localhost (spamd3-us-west.apache.org [10.40.0.10]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ozmCAnvGSJP8 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:04:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org (mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org [209.188.14.139]) by mx1-lw-us.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mx1-lw-us.apache.org) with ESMTP id C91685F418 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:04:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jira-lw-us.apache.org (unknown [207.244.88.139]) by mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org) with ESMTP id 6742EE0E3E for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:04:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jira-lw-us.apache.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jira-lw-us.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at jira-lw-us.apache.org) with ESMTP id 2B508252B1 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:04:00 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 23:04:00 +0000 (UTC) From: "Arjan Tijms (JIRA)" To: issues@maven.apache.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: [jira] [Comment Edited] (MNG-6399) Lift JDK minimum to JDK 8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-JIRA-FingerPrint: 30527f35849b9dde25b450d4833f0394 [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6399?page=3Dcom.atlassian.j= ira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=3D166614= 36#comment-16661436 ]=20 Arjan Tijms edited comment on MNG-6399 at 10/23/18 11:03 PM: ------------------------------------------------------------- I also think it would be a good idea to say something about baseline versio= n updated in some formal way. Before long we'll be on Java 24, and if Maven would still be restricted to = Java 7 it would feel completely antiquated, which on its turn would hinder = new developers coming into the project. Just think of you wanting to contribute to a project today. You clone its s= ource, ready to inspect it and find out where to start. Then horrors of hor= rors, it appears to be Java 1.0! Not even the collection framework would be there, everything=C2=A0being Vec= tor and Hashtable, and that all because the maintainer 15 years ago saw zer= o benefit in updating tot Java 1.1. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 was (Author: arjan.tijms): I also think it would be a good idea to say something about baseline versio= n updated in some formal way. Before long we'll be on Java 24, and if Maven would still be restricted to = Java 7 it would feel completely antiquated, which on its turn would hinder = new developers coming into the project. Just think of you wanting to contribute to a project today. You clone its s= ource, ready to inspect it and find out where to start. Then horrors of hor= rors, it appears to be Java 1.0! Not even the collection framework would be there, everyone being Vector and= Hashtable, and that all because the maintainer 15 years ago saw zero benef= it in updating tot Java 1.1. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 > Lift JDK minimum to JDK 8 > ------------------------- > > Key: MNG-6399 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6399 > Project: Maven > Issue Type: Task > Affects Versions: 3.6.0 > Reporter: Karl Heinz Marbaise > Priority: Critical > Fix For: 3.6.x-candidate > > > I would like to lift the minimum of Maven Core to JDK 8 (I think it's tim= e).. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)