[SLING-12428] Relax constraints for the highest supported Java version

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Parent 61
• Component/s: Build and Source Control
• Assignee: Robert Munteanu
• Reporter: Robert Munteanu
• Created: 12/Sep/24 11:51
• Updated: 16/Sep/24 08:39
• Resolved: 16/Sep/24 08:39

Description

Our current setting for 8-19 is too old, as Java 21 is already a new LTS version. Arguments have been made that we should not keep updating the regexp as new versions come in but rather allow any valid Java version ( with a minimum of 8 I would say). See

• https://github.com/apache/sling-parent/pull/44#pullrequestreview-2298180136
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/jsvrlnfypo7o7pqpo4wwvg46xl46crtk

I think allowing a version that is not yet released is more flexbile, and the failure will be evident because the java compiler will fail immediately.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #45