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

["Adam Retter adam.retter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My advice would be to use the absolute minimum that you can get away
with. If your dependencies require Java 17 as a minimum, then I would
recommend to use that.

On Mon, 6 Oct 2025 at 13:42, Amanda Galtman galtmana@xxxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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:
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> 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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