On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 10:30 PM Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 8:47 PM Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On 25. 10. 19 19:30, Mikolaj Izdebski wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Currently default Java runtime in Fedora is OpenJDK 8. This is not the > > > latest OpenJDK packaged, but still remains system-default version. > > > Because of that Apache Maven and Apache Ant in Fedora are built using > > > OpenJDK 8 and run on OpenJDK 8. > > > > > > I am planning to switch Maven 3.6 and Ant 1.10 modules to build with > > > and run on OpenJDK 11, which is the latest LTS release of OpenJDK. > > > This also means that future streams of javapackages-tools module will > > > default to use OpenJDK 11 for building packages. Please let me know if > > > you have any concerns. > > > > Hello, I am not very familiar with how Java works in this regard, but since this > > is the default stream etc., wouldn't it be wise to coordinate such change with a > > general OpenJDK 11 default Fedora system wide change? > > It probably would, but I'm not aware of any existing change proposal > to switch default OpenJDK versions in Fedora. Probably because the Java SIG is basically non-existent right now? Just a guess. Is there even anybody left who is qualified to submit and go through with a "switch to OpenJDK 11" Change in fedora? I really don't want to have to do that myself ... > > E.g. would the dependent OpenJDK 8 packages still build in stable releases if > > this change is done globally and for example if Ursa Major/Prime/... is activated? > > Changing underlying OpenJDK version of maven:3.6 module doesn't change > anything with regards to building other packages. Right now nothing > build-depends on maven:3.6 module. And if Ursa-Major were enabled in > Fedora, most of ursine Java packages would become FTBFS anyway as > maven modules are not capable of building packages with. See below for > more details. Uhh ... wait, what? That's not good. Is there anything we can do to prevent this clusterf*ck? Fabio > Since always Maven in Fedora was available in 2 flavors, each having > different purposes. "maven" module provides Maven application for end > users. This is pure upstream Maven that doesn't "know" how to access > libraries packaged as RPMs and included in Fedora. Therefore it is > mostly useless for building packages with and I am not aware of any > package in Fedora being built with this pure Maven. For purposes of > building packages "javapackages-tools" module is available - it > provides XMvn - Maven with extensions that enable it to be used for > building packages. It also provides RPM macros and other necessary > tools which are not available in "maven". > > -- > Mikolaj Izdebski > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
