[Geoserver-devel] GeoServer support for Java 8, Java 7 end of life April 2015?

It seems like Oracle is stepping up the pace of Java upgrades. Java 8 is now
"strongly recommended" by Oracle (Java auto-updater suggests installing it)
and Java 7 end of public updates is scheduled for April 2015.

How close is Geoserver to being able to function under Java 8?

References:

Java 7 - end of public updates - April 2015:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/eol-135779.html

Java 8 update "strongly recommended" from Oracle:
http://java.com/en/download/java8_update.jsp

  Free Java Update 8
  Version 8 Update 31
  Release date January 20, 2015

  Your system currently has an older version of Java and you are
  receiving this update notification because a newer version has
  been automatically detected.

  This release addresses security concerns. Oracle strongly recommends
  that all Java SE 8 users upgrade to this release.

  Please install this free Java Update by clicking on the Install
  button on the Java Update window.

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Just bumped an email thread where Java 8 was being looked at.

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On 29 January 2015 at 06:19, Michael Ferrante <ferrante@anonymised.com> wrote:

It seems like Oracle is stepping up the pace of Java upgrades. Java 8 is now
“strongly recommended” by Oracle (Java auto-updater suggests installing it)
and Java 7 end of public updates is scheduled for April 2015.

How close is Geoserver to being able to function under Java 8?

References:

Java 7 - end of public updates - April 2015:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/eol-135779.html

Java 8 update “strongly recommended” from Oracle:
http://java.com/en/download/java8_update.jsp

Free Java Update 8
Version 8 Update 31
Release date January 20, 2015

Your system currently has an older version of Java and you are
receiving this update notification because a newer version has
been automatically detected.

This release addresses security concerns. Oracle strongly recommends
that all Java SE 8 users upgrade to this release.

Please install this free Java Update by clicking on the Install
button on the Java Update window.


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