Re: Debian-Java 2025 wishlists

Hi,

Here is my very optimistic Debian Java/JVM wishlist for 2025:

- upgrade Gradle, Groovy, Kotlin
- package GraalVM
- upgrade Android SDKs
- package SBT
- package Kafka
- package IDEA CE
- package Android Studio
- fix javadoc issues (reproducibility, reliability, jquery, links...)
- negotiate a way to bring back the JDKs 8 and 11 to stable (e.g. as 
backports; they are convenient for testing and building some stuff)
- upgrade/fix/improve the java tooling and documentation
- autopkgtests for packages known/likely to cause issues after upgrades 
(e.g. build tools)
- deprecate jsr305
- create an install-java-source tool that builds and installs source 
zips from debian source packages (instead of having binary packages of 
sources in the archive)
- start migrating repositories to DEP-14
- opt-in for janitor upstream releases imports and more minor fixes
- update system maven repo specs and implementation (e.g. version 
ranges, signed artifacts, ...)
- review and update the java policy

If anyone is hesitating to post to the list you have the option to 
e-mail me off-list, and I will confirm that I received your message. In 
theory I would even accept anonymous emails, but unfortunately those are 
likely to be rejected by the receiving server.

By the way I finally found out what the issue was with Kotlin and I'm 
finishing a workaround to make it possible to rebuild it with Java 21.

Best wishes and happy celebrations,