Re: Apache Grails on Apache Groovy 5

https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15557 was merged and the 
latest Grails 8.0.0-SNAPSHOT is on Groovy 5.0.7.

The Grails Canary build on Groovy 6 snapshot has also been updated: 
https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15558

James

On 5/21/2026 5:14 PM, James Fredley wrote:
> I've updated the Groovy 5 and Groovy 6 compatibility PRs again based on 
> recent changes.
> 
> Summary of updates:
> - PR descriptions have been trimmed to focus only on the remaining work.
> - The list of workarounds is unchanged.
> - Groovy 5 PR: 6 workarounds documented.
> - Groovy 6 PR (canary): 5 workarounds (one additional issue has been 
> resolved compared to Groovy 5).
> 
> Each workaround includes a reproducer, available in the Groovy 5 PR.
> 
> Links:
> - Groovy 5: https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15557
> - Groovy 6 (canary): https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15558
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> James
> 
> ---
> 
> On 5/3/2026 3:09 PM, James Fredley wrote:
>> These have been updated again based on changes in last day and PR 
>> descriptions have been trimmed again to remaining work
>>
>> Groovy 5: https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15557
>>
>> Groovy 6 (canary): https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15558
>>
>> James Fredley
>>
>> On 4/30/2026 5:16 PM, James Fredley wrote:
>>> The two Grails PRs focused on Groovy 5 and Groovy 6 have been 
>>> extensively updated based on the latest snapshots and the substantial 
>>> work on the Groovy 5(GROOVY_5_0_X) and 6 (master) branches.
>>>
>>> Groovy 5: https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15557
>>>
>>> Groovy 6 (canary): https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15558
>>>
>>> James
>>
>