Re: [xsl] XSpec/XSLT code coverage and Java version

["David Birnbaum djbpitt@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Amanda! Ibm confident that Wendell and I are representative of
something b& :-)

  On Oct 6, 2025, at 7:42b/AM, Amanda Galtman galtmana@xxxxxxxxx
  <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

  o;?David and Wendell,
  Thanks for providing data points! If you two are a representative
  sample, then switching to Java 17 as the assumed minimum should be
  fine.
  Regards,Amanda
  On Monday, September 29th, 2025 at 12:08 PM, Wendell Piez
  wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  wrote:

    Hello Amanda,
    Even less of an expert than David (honest!), but I've been moved
    along to Java 17 as the 'assumed minimum', and I'm slow (at least
    in that area).
    I could probably also be convinced to move that line up -- while
    I will still probably be slow.
    Cheers, Wendell
    On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 7:30b/PM David Birnbaum
    djbpitt@xxxxxxxxx <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    wrote:

      Using Java 25 here. No objection, of course, to supporting
      older versions, as well, but I have no need for it.
      Just one data point b&
      On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 7:26b/PM Amanda Galtman
      galtmana@xxxxxxxxx <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
      wrote:

        Hi, all.

        Are you an XSpec user who wants to generate XSLT code
        coverage reports? If so, is it important for you to be
        able to use Java 11 when generating such reports?

        Background: We just released XSpec v3.3 yesterday, and we
        want the next version to drop support for Java 8. The
        question is whether the minimum Java version should
        become 11 or 17. In most areas, the Java requirements of
        XSpec are really the Java requirements of underlying
        XSLT/XQuery/XProc processors. Code coverage reporting is
        different, because XSpec has its own Java code.

        By way of comparison: XML Calabash 3 requires Java 11;
        BaseX 12.0 requires Java 17; Oxygen 27.1 bundles Java 17;
        Saxon 12.9 says it is usable with Java 8 but is
        built/tested with Java 21.

        Thanks for any input.

        Amanda

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