Re: Done - NetBeans dev build change to JDK8 & merge of JDK9 branch
Martin Balin <[email protected]>
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Sorry, I meant is *not* available. Martin On 2.12.2015 10:36, Martin Balin wrote: > This option is available. We might add it in the future. > Martin > > On 1.12.2015 15:59, Eric Barboni wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Thanks for the change. >> >> Is option permit.jdk9.builds=true intended to work as part of the >> change or will this be possible later on ? >> >> Regards >> >> Eric Barboni >> >> *De :*Martin Balin [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Envoyé :* mardi 1 décembre 2015 11:49 >> *À :* [email protected] >> *Objet :* [nbdev] Done - NetBeans dev build change to JDK8 & merge of >> JDK9 branch >> >> Hello, >> NetBeans dev build was changed yesterday 11/30 to be built using JDK8 >> http://wiki.netbeans.org/WorkingWithNetBeansSourcesand jdk9 branch >> was merged to main-silver and all team repos. >> >> Regards Martin Balin >> >> On 18.11.2015 15:51, Martin Balin wrote: >> >> Hello all NB developers, >> >> On *Monday, Nov 30th* there will be a change of NetBeans dev >> build to be run on JDK8. >> The reasons for this change: >> >> 1. JDK7 is no longer publicly supported, JDK8 is the available >> and supported version >> >> 1. Number of users running NB on JDK7 is going down >> significantly >> >> 2. JDK8 compilation allows NetBeans to run with JDK9 EA builds >> >> Java 9 is under development and we have more and more users who >> ask us they want to experiment with NB on top of JDK9 or use JDK9 >> as NB Java Platform. Therefore, we will also merge an early >> support for JDK9 EA builds (https://jdk9.java.net/download/) to >> Dev builds. To satisfy this we are switching the build to JDK8. >> To be able to use jrtfs.jar from NB. Changes in this merge, >> approx 142 *.java files, should not impact modules outside Java >> support too much. This merge does not support "JDK9 EA with >> Project Jigsaw" builds. >> >> Tomas Zezula fixed the build to run on JDK8. We work with >> selected developers for each team repo to make sure tests are >> running as well on JDK8. >> >> What will follow: >> >> 1. We will confirm the JDK8 build switch date no later than on >> Fri 11/27 >> 2. On Mon 11/30 we will ask all developers to hold on pushes to >> their team repos to allow faster propagation of JDK8 build >> and merger of JDK9 EA through team repos and main-silver >> 3. Likely Development build of NetBeans will not be available >> for several days. >> 4. Be ready to fix some issues in your tests/code caused by new >> build JDK8 or by JDK9 branch merge >> >> Comments, questions, let me know >> >> Thank you Martin Balin, >> Development Manager >> NetBeans Java support team >> >