From: Kurt Miller <kurt@intricatesoftware.com>
Subject: Re: java.port.mk: remove jdk 1.8 support
To: ports@openbsd.org
Cc: Ian Darwin <ian@darwinsys.com>, Stuart Henderson <sthen@openbsd.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:30:40 +0000

On Jan 16, 2026, at 9:19 AM, Kurt Miller <kurt@intricatesoftware.com> wrote:
> 
> We are almost ready to remove jdk/1.8. The updates for lang/kawa
> and sysutils/rundeck need review and okays. security/tls-attacker
> is okay to remove by tb@. After those are committed the only thing
> left is math/rstudio which is currently marked broken due to 
> boost incompatibility so nothing to do there now.
> 
> This removes 1.8 from java.port.mk and updates the guidance  regarding
> how to use JAVA_HOME in a port. What's there now is overly strict and
> should more clearly state how to use JAVA_HOME in a java port.
> 
> Looking for review of this but will not commit until the three
> remaining items above are committed.
> 
> ok?


devel/jdk/1.8 is ready for removal now. I just need oks on this
and the removal.

> 
> Index: java.port.mk
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/ports/devel/jdk/java.port.mk,v
> diff -u -p -u -r1.46 java.port.mk
> --- java.port.mk 23 Dec 2025 00:41:20 -0000 1.46
> +++ java.port.mk 16 Jan 2026 14:07:55 -0000
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -# Set MODJAVA_VER to 1.8, 11, 17, 21 or 25 based on the version of the jdk
> +# Set MODJAVA_VER to 11, 17, 21 or 25 based on the version of the jdk
> # needed for the port. Append a + (e.g., 11+) if any higher version is
> # acceptable.
> 
> @@ -17,19 +17,20 @@ MODJAVA_VER?=
> # NOTE: All source built java ports must properly set javac -source and
> # -target build arguments. Depending on the architecture an older level
> # port may be built by a newer jdk. The JAVA_HOME variable points to the
> -# build jdk not the default RUN_DEPEND jdk, so it should not be used to
> -# set a default jdk to run with. The javaPathHelper port should be used
> -# to set the default JAVA_HOME or JAVACMD vars for a package.
> +# build jdk not the default RUN_DEPEND jdk. It should only be used to
> +# set the jdk to run with when a port requires a fixed jdk version
> +# (e.g. no + in MODJAVA_VER). The javaPathHelper port should be used
> +# to set the default JAVA_HOME or JAVACMD vars for ports with
> +# MODJAVA_VER containing a +.
> #
> 
> -.if ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "1.8" && ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "11" && \
> -  ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "17" && ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "21" && \
> -  ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "25"
> -    ERRORS+="Fatal: MODJAVA_VER must be one of 1.8, 11, 17, 21 or 25"
> +.if ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "11" && ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "17" && \
> +  ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "21" && ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} != "25"
> +    ERRORS+="Fatal: MODJAVA_VER must be one of 11, 17, 21 or 25"
>     ERRORS+="with an optional + suffix."
> .endif
> 
> -.if ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} == "1.8" || ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} == "11"
> +.if ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} == "11"
>     ONLY_FOR_ARCHS?= i386 amd64 aarch64 sparc64
> .elif ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} == "25"
>     ONLY_FOR_ARCHS?= amd64 aarch64
> @@ -37,10 +38,7 @@ MODJAVA_VER?=
>     ONLY_FOR_ARCHS?= i386 amd64 aarch64
> .endif
> 
> -.if ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} == "1.8"
> -    JAVA_HOME= ${LOCALBASE}/jdk-1.8.0
> -    MODJAVA_BUILD_DEPENDS= jdk->=1.8v0,<1.9v0:devel/jdk/1.8
> -.elif ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} == "11"
> +.if ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} == "11"
>     JAVA_HOME= ${LOCALBASE}/jdk-11
>     MODJAVA_BUILD_DEPENDS+= jdk->=11v0,<12v0:devel/jdk/11
> .elif ${MODJAVA_VER:S/+//} == "17"
>