Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-17 Thread sebb
On Wed, 17 Apr 2019 at 16:15, Matt Sicker wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Apr 2019 at 10:05, sebb wrote: > > Note that Java 7 has extended support until at least July 2022: > > https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java-se-support-roadmap.html > > Right, but does that mean that OpenJDK (and its various f

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-17 Thread Matt Sicker
On Wed, 17 Apr 2019 at 10:05, sebb wrote: > Note that Java 7 has extended support until at least July 2022: > https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java-se-support-roadmap.html Right, but does that mean that OpenJDK (and its various forks) will also keep 1.7 input and output formats for just as

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-17 Thread sebb
On Wed, 17 Apr 2019 at 15:39, Matt Sicker wrote: > > How long until javac removes -source and -target 1.7? They already > removed 1.6 in Java 12. At some point, we'll be forced to upgrade just > to remain source compatible with recent compilers. That's likely not > for another year or more, though

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-17 Thread Matt Sicker
How long until javac removes -source and -target 1.7? They already removed 1.6 in Java 12. At some point, we'll be forced to upgrade just to remain source compatible with recent compilers. That's likely not for another year or more, though, so not an immediate problem; just something to consider fo

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-16 Thread sebb
On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 14:51, Stefan Bodewig wrote: > > On 2019-04-16, Gary Gregory wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:39 AM Stefan Bodewig wrote: > > >> As long as using Java 7 doesn't hurt us, I don't see any reason to > >> update. > > > Using old dead versions of Java turns off potential c

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-16 Thread Gary Gregory
On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:51 AM Stefan Bodewig wrote: > On 2019-04-16, Gary Gregory wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:39 AM Stefan Bodewig > wrote: > > >> As long as using Java 7 doesn't hurt us, I don't see any reason to > >> update. > > > Using old dead versions of Java turns off potentia

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-16 Thread Stefan Bodewig
On 2019-04-16, Gary Gregory wrote: > On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:39 AM Stefan Bodewig wrote: >> As long as using Java 7 doesn't hurt us, I don't see any reason to >> update. > Using old dead versions of Java turns off potential contributors IMO. > You have to go dig around and install an archived

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-16 Thread Gary Gregory
On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:39 AM Stefan Bodewig wrote: > On 2019-04-16, Gary Gregory wrote: > > > Based on a recent JIRA, it seems like using Java 8 in [compress] would be > > helpful. > > I'd +1 that it bumping the dependency turned out to be really > useful. I'm not convinced, yet. > > > Plus, i

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-16 Thread Stefan Bodewig
On 2019-04-16, Gary Gregory wrote: > Based on a recent JIRA, it seems like using Java 8 in [compress] would be > helpful. I'd +1 that it bumping the dependency turned out to be really useful. I'm not convinced, yet. > Plus, it's 2019 and Java 12 is out. As long as using Java 7 doesn't hurt us,

Re: [compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-16 Thread Rob Tompkins
> On Apr 16, 2019, at 8:31 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > > Hi All: > > Based on a recent JIRA, it seems like using Java 8 in [compress] would be > helpful. Plus, it's 2019 and Java 12 is out. +1 > > Gary - To unsubscribe, e-

[compress] Java 7 to Java 8

2019-04-16 Thread Gary Gregory
Hi All: Based on a recent JIRA, it seems like using Java 8 in [compress] would be helpful. Plus, it's 2019 and Java 12 is out. Gary