[ovirt-devel] Requiring Java 8 during runtime

[Martin Mucha]

not strictly related question: are we going to raise language level as well? So we can start using JDK8 features like lambdas etc?

M.

----- Original Message -----
> Hello,
> 
> As you probably know oVirt Engine 4 will use WildFly 10, and that
> requires Java 8. The version of WildFly that we currently use is 8.2.1,
> and it can work with both Java 7 and Java 8. In order to ease the
> transition I'm about to merge the following patch, that will require
> Java 8 during runtime:
> 
>   core: Require Java 8 during runtime
>   https://gerrit.ovirt.org/46872
> 
> The implication of this for you is that you must make sure that you have
> Java 8 installed in the machine where you run your the engine. Fedora 22
> only supports Java 8, so that isn't a problem. EL6 supports both Java 7
> and Java 8, so make sure that you have Java 8 installed:
> 
>   yum -y install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
> 
> If you have objections please speak now, otherwise I will merge the
> patch tomorrow.
> 
> Regards,
> Juan Hernandez
> 
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