Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:55:58 +0000 From: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Introduction and a bit of status Message-ID: <01010193b93943b7-e81c1514-94c9-4ab1-89d6-52eeed1d0203-000000@us-west-2.amazonses.com> In-Reply-To: <86wmgbbnpk.fsf@ltc.des.dev> References: <a6qt5rsgl6onpdptpfvvaianuiwmnpdlqkjsbiy6xndky4jmwt@byfuq4tytmm3> <86wmgbbnpk.fsf@ltc.des.dev>
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On 12/7/24 5:57 AM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > Harald Eilertsen <haraldei@anduin.net> writes: >> I have been contracted by The FreeBSD Foundation to improve the Java >> situation on FreeBSD, mainly by making it easier to track upstream, and >> fix some long outstanding issues with the port. [...] > This is good news. I would suggest that you prioritize switching the > default Java version, which is currently 8, to either 17 or 21. > > The following PRs from back in May list ports that build with 8 but fail > to build with 17 or 21: > > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=279424 > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=279425 > > DES FWIW I would vote for 21 over 17, but the first order of business in doing that might be to create a bootstrap port for it. -- Greg
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