[weld-dev] To drop or not to drop JDK 7 support for Weld 2.4?

[Matej Novotny]

Hello everyone,

as you probably know, Weld 2.4 (CDI 1.2 impl) currently supports even JDK 7.
We are currently considering dropping this limitation and moving to JDK 8 as minimal version.
>From what we know, some servers (such as WildFly) already require Java 8 to even boot up so this limitation is pretty much pointless there.

Therefore, please let us know if dropping JDK 7 support presents a problem for you or if you see any other reason for Weld 2.4 to stay JDK 7 compatible.


Regards
Matej