Difference between revisions of "Java8"
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=== Problem === | === Problem === | ||
Trying to start Eclipse oxygen leads to multiple ClassNotFoundExceptions | Trying to start Eclipse oxygen leads to multiple ClassNotFoundExceptions | ||
| − | == Diagnosis == | + | === Diagnosis === |
* https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=533390 | * https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=533390 | ||
| + | * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48349760/how-do-i-change-my-eclipse-ides-launch-jvm | ||
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== Therapy == | == Therapy == | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 30 December 2019
Why Java 8 is not dead
- Because Java 9 breaks things
- Because Java 10 breaks more things
- Because Java 11 breaks even more things
- Because Java >=12 will surely break more of the stuff that has been working perfectly for years
And the cost/benefit relation of moving along Oracle's ideas seems not worthwile.
Examples
Mediawiki-Japi
Problem
Mediawiki-Japi/src/main/java/com/bitplan/mediawiki/japi/api/Page.java:[34,33] package javax.xml.bind.annotation does not exist
Diagnosis
Oracle decided to remove APIs
Solution
Do not use Oracle's Java - stay with Version 8
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
# this is a java project using maven
language: java
+# make sure things keep working see http://wiki.bitplan.com/index.php/Java8
+jdk: openjdk8
Crashing Eclipse
Problem
Trying to start Eclipse oxygen leads to multiple ClassNotFoundExceptions
Diagnosis
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=533390
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48349760/how-do-i-change-my-eclipse-ides-launch-jvm