[GUACAMOLE-635] Build against and require Java 1.8

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Done
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.0
• Component/s: guacamole-client
• Assignee: Mike Jumper
• Reporter: Mike Jumper
• Created: 29/Sep/18 19:46
• Updated: 29/Sep/18 21:46
• Resolved: 29/Sep/18 21:46

Description

As discussed on PR #319 for GUACAMOLE-220, and as discussed on the dev@ mailing list, continuing to support Java 1.6 at all levels of guacamole-client makes less and less sense:

• Java 1.6 reached end-of-life some time ago.
• Java 1.7 has ceased receiving further public updates.
• Other mainstream projects which rely on Java have already moved on to 1.7+.

Though guacamole-common should likely remain as compatible as possible, moving all other Java components forward to a 1.8 build seems best, with the upcoming major 1.0.0 release being an ideal time.

The only non-EOL Linux distribution I've been able to find so far that lacks Java 1.8 is Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, which is reaching EOL in April 2019.

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: GUACAMOLE-636 Bump Target Java Version to 1.8
• relates to: GUACAMOLE-220 Implement user groups
• links to: [DISCUSS] Java Version 1.6 Support