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[jira] [Created] (GUACAMOLE-635) Build against and require Java 1.8

Michael Jumper created GUACAMOLE-635:
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             Summary: Build against and require Java 1.8
                 Key: GUACAMOLE-635
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GUACAMOLE-635
             Project: Guacamole
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: guacamole-client
            Reporter: Michael Jumper
             Fix For: 1.0.0


As discussed on [PR #319 for GUACAMOLE-220|https://github.com/apache/guacamole-client/pull/319#discussion_r219670482], and as [discussed on the dev@ mailing list|https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/874edd3a19b0cf0302cbb56f2406f6050cf4296dc31703aa34b30be6@%3Cdev.guacamole.apache.org%3E], 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.



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