[KAFKA-4501] Support Java 9

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.0
• Assignee: Ismael Juma
• Reporter: Ismael Juma
• Created: 07/Dec/16 09:41
• Updated: 15/Sep/17 07:06
• Resolved: 13/Sep/17 17:32

Description

Java 9 is scheduled to be released in September 2017. We should support it.

Issue Links

• blocks: KAFKA-5907 Support aggregatedJavadoc in Java 9
• blocks: KAFKA-5883 Run tests on Java 9 with –illegal-access=deny
• blocks: KAFKA-5884 Enable PowerMock tests when running on Java 9
• blocks: KAFKA-5887 Replace findBugs with spotBugs for Java 9+ support
• is blocked by: KAFKA-5077 Make server start script work against Java 9
• is related to: KAFKA-5076 Remove usage of java.xml.bind.* classes hidden by default in JDK9
• is related to: KAFKA-5077 Make server start script work against Java 9
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #3647
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #3845