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Chuck,

On 11/6/18 22:40, Caldarale, Charles R wrote:
>> From: Christopher Schultz [mailto:ch...@christopherschultz.net] 
>> Subject: Release script for Tomcat 8.5.x
> 
>> It's downloading everything it needs (except Java... grr
>> Oracle), exporting from svn, etc.
> 
>> The Process says to use the latest release of the minimum Java
>> version supported by the release. For 8.5.x, that means Java 7,
>> but Java 7 has been EOL'd. So... should I grab an old Java 7 JDK
>> for building the release, or should I use the latest supported
>> version, which is Java 8?
> 
> What about using the reference implementations available at
> jdk.java.net (e.g., https://jdk.java.net/java-se-ri/7)?  These are
> GPLv2, so shouldn't have the licensing problems the current Oracle
> ones do.

Thanks for the reference. I was trying to find an OpenJDK but ...
those seem to be tough to find for the old versions.

It looks like you still need to accept a license agreement, so
automated downloads might be irritating to trigger. I'll see what I
can do.

- -chris
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