FS#60706 - [icedtea-web] Does not support jdk7 anymore
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Arch Linux
Opened by bobpaul (bobpaul) - Monday, 05 November 2018, 20:03 GMT
Last edited by Levente Polyak (anthraxx) - Thursday, 16 December 2021, 22:41 GMT
Opened by bobpaul (bobpaul) - Monday, 05 November 2018, 20:03 GMT
Last edited by Levente Polyak (anthraxx) - Thursday, 16 December 2021, 22:41 GMT
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Description: I think icedtea-web dropped support for jdk7,
but the package still lists compatibility with both jdk7 and
jdk8:
java-runtime-openjdk (jre7-openjdk, jre8-openjdk, jre10-openjdk, jre-openjdk) Additional info: $ java -version java version "1.7.0_171" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.6.13) (Arch Linux build 7.u171_2.6.13-1-x86_64) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.171-b02, mixed mode) $ archlinux-java status Available Java environments: java-7-openjdk (default) Package versions: * icedtea-web 1.7-1 * jre7-openjdk-headless 7.u171_2.6.13-1 * jre7-openjdk 7.u171_2.6.13-1 Steps to reproduce: # Set java-7-openjdk as the system java # install icedtea-web # attempting to use javaws to launch a jnlp results in ``` Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: net/sourceforge/jnlp/runtime/Boot : Unsupported major.minor version 52.0 at java.lang.ClassLoader.findBootstrapClass(Native Method) at java.lang.ClassLoader.findBootstrapClassOrNull(ClassLoader.java:1073) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:414) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:412) at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:312) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:358) at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.checkAndLoadMain(LauncherHelper.java:482) ``` When I searched for this error, I found others fixed it on various distros by changing the system java to java8. I think this means upstream dropped support and the package should just be updated to remove java7 as a valid dependency. |
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Closed by Levente Polyak (anthraxx)
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 22:41 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: package java 7 dropped from repositories, EOL and not supported anymore
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 22:41 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: package java 7 dropped from repositories, EOL and not supported anymore