bug#81211: #81211 31.0.90; Android build fails with current Java compilers

On Wed, 29 Jul 2026, Sean Whitton wrote:

> I think that we need to know that the Android port will compile with a
> version of Java that's supported for the next two years at a bare
> minimum.  Preferably it would be much longer.
>
> Online I found that Java 17 will get security fixes until the end of
> September 2029.  That would be good enough.
>
> However, I don't know whether that means security fixes for everyone
> (that make it into openjdk, for example) or just for paying customers.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on how these aspects of the Java ecosystem
> works?

The website https://whichjdk.com/ seems helpful.

We can see from https://endoflife.date/eclipse-temurin that Eclipse Temurin 8 will be supported until the end of 2030.

-- 
Peter Oliver