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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,

--
Julien Plissonneau Duquène








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