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Re: OpenJDK 8 transition

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Am 28.07.2015 um 09:49 schrieb Emmanuel Bourg:
> Hi all,
> 
> We are reaching the end of the OpenJDK 8 transition, we are down to one
> package failing to build with the new version, and not the least since
> it's Eclipse. There is also a handful of patches available for other
> packages waiting for their maintainers or a NMU [1].
> 
> I think we should now consider switching the default JDK. There is still
> some time to migrate Eclipse before the next release.
> 
> I suggest that we do the switch the first week of September. OpenJDK 7
> will remain available, but ultimately we aim for its removal in Stretch
> to lower the maintenance burden.
> 
> What do you think?

I think switching to OpenJDK 8 is sensible now. I will try to update
Eclipse to the latest upstream version but this requires time and won't
happen soon. So for the time being I suggest to let Eclipse depend on
OpenJDK 7.

Regards,

Markus

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