On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Deepak Bhole <dbhole@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > * Christopher <ctubbsii@xxxxxxxxxx> [2014-03-25 19:59]: >> I also would like to see 1.7.0 stick around for awhile. Not >> necessarily as the default, but at least available in the repos. As it >> stands, it's difficult to use a modern Fedora on projects that are >> still developing against JDK 1.6. >> > > Unfortunately, OpenJDK7 will be EOLd in April 2015[1], which is within > the support time-frame of the F21. This is one the reasons why we would > like to be able to switch over to OpenJDK8 asap for F21. > > 1: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html I don't see how Oracle tentatively dropping long-term public support for 7 means that Fedora needs can no longer provide OpenJDK7 in its repos (not as default, of course), with or without additional updates, for developers who want to use a modern Fedora, but need to develop for applications/hardware that requires strict 7 compatibility. The alternative is Fedora fans will be forced to use an older version of Fedora, use a different Linux distro, or find some hackish workaround (yum --releasever=20 ...; which is problematic, because every version 8 update will obsolete 7, just like 7 currently does with 6 packages), or download untrusted 3rd party packages. It seems to me that support in Fedora would be pretty easy: just make sure it doesn't cause a packaging conflict and recommend the newer JDK8. Maybe call it -compat? But, I defer to the experts on Fedora packaging/support policies and decisions. I'm just a user, and don't know all the implications for trying to include it. I just think it'd be nice to keep around. > Deepak > >> -- >> Christopher L Tubbs II >> http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Aleksandar Kurtakov >> <akurtako@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Please keep java 1.7.0 around for some time. It would make moving easier if we have to jump back for a build or two. >> > >> > Alexander Kurtakov >> > Red Hat Eclipse team >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Omair Majid" <omajid@xxxxxxxxxx> >> >> To: "Development discussions related to Fedora" <devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:07:39 PM >> >> Subject: Re: F21 System Wide Change: Java 8 >> >> >> >> * Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@xxxxxxxxxx> [2014-03-24 11:55]: >> >> > That's exactly the problem. We need to use a modified version of >> >> > java-1.8.0-openjdk with extra provides and adjusted priorities for >> >> > alternatives. >> >> >> >> I have started a new java-1.8.0-openjdk build that should fix this: >> >> http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=506921 >> >> >> >> > Blocking java-1.7.0-oepnjdk may also be required. This >> >> > makes it impossible to scratch-build Java packages using f21-build >> >> > target in current state. >> >> >> >> Is there anything I can/should do here? Shall I file a rel-eng ticket to >> >> block java-1.7.0-openjdk? Would it be worth waiting a little while to >> >> ensure that there are no show-stopper bugs in java-1.8.0-openjdk? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Omair >> >> >> >> -- >> >> PGP Key: 66484681 (http://pgp.mit.edu/) >> >> Fingerprint = F072 555B 0A17 3957 4E95 0056 F286 F14F 6648 4681 >> >> -- >> >> devel mailing list >> >> devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >> >> Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct >> > -- >> > devel mailing list >> > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >> > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct >> -- >> devel mailing list >> devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >> Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > -- > devel mailing list > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
