| Re: [faces-dev] Minimum Java for Faces 5.0 |
Faces has a dependency on EL.
EL has just (within the last hour) moved to a minimum of Java 17 so it
can support Record.
Mark
On 06/11/2023 10:12, Thomas Andraschko via faces-dev wrote:
> IMO we should not force a impl to build on a specific java version.
>
> If we add spec features, which requires newer java versions, we will of
> course switch to it and implement this feature.
> But as long this is not the case, MF can just be compiled with Java11
> until EOL.
>
> Same as with e.g. Servlet or CDI. Why just we not support older versions
> if it just works OOTB?
>
>
> Am Sa., 4. Nov. 2023 um 21:47 Uhr schrieb Bauke Scholtz via faces-dev
> <faces-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:faces-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>>:
>
> All,
>
> We should definitely go for a minimum of 17 as OpenJDK 11 has
> already reached EOL at 30 sep 2023 and 17 is the next LTS with
> planned EOL of 30 sep 2026.
>
> I'm personally in favor of going to 21 directly as EE11 will support
> it. But I'm also fine with 17 if MyFaces favors it. Unless we find
> something really useful for Faces in Java 21. But so far I'm not
> seeing it. How about we set it to Java 17 for now and watch as Faces
> 5.0 progresses and keep the option open to bump further to 21 if
> some new useful Faces feature demands it?
>
> Cheers, B
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 10:00 AM Scott Marlow <smarlow@xxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:smarlow@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 10:08 AM Bauke Scholtz via faces-dev
> <faces-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:faces-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I understood Jakarta EE 11 was going to use Java 21? I was
> already planning to update the Mojarra repo to use Java 21
> this weekend.
>
>
> Some Jakarta EE 11 Specifications such as Concurrency are
> planning to use Java 21 features. Is Faces 5.0 planned to use
> any Java 21 or Java 17 features?
>
> IMO, it is fine for the Faces 5.0 SPEC API + TCK to be compiled
> with Java 21 as long as the bytecode is targeted to the version
> required for the Faces 5.0 feature set. If Faces 5.0 will only
> have Java 11 features in its SPEC API, the target bytecode
> version could be set to Java 11. Is there some other reason
> besides the minimum required Faces 5.0 feature set that would be
> used for choosing the bytecode version target?
>
> The above applies to all Jakarta EE specifications. Hope this
> helps.
>
> Scott
>
>
> Cheers, B
>
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 9:56 AM Edwin Amoakwa via faces-dev
> <faces-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:faces-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> Hello Volodymyr,
>
> Not exactly why Java17 was selected, *but it actually
> make sense, giving that Java11 have reached end of life.*
>
> Thanks,
> Edwin.
>
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 1:37 PM Volodymyr Siedlecki via
> faces-dev <faces-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:faces-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> The project plan states that Faces 5.0 will use Java
> SE 17 (or higher) as its minimum Java version. *
> *
>
> See here:
> https://jakarta.ee/specifications/faces/5.0/
> <https://jakarta.ee/specifications/faces/5.0/>
>
> Will the APIs use Java 17 features? Can someone
> provide more background why 17 was selected? I ask
> since MyFaces may want to stay on Java 11.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Volodymyr
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