• Request for Feedback on Java Package Usage on 32 bit arches

    From Arthur Zamarin@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 30 08:40:01 2024
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    Hi everyone,

    Over the past year, our Java project has faced significant challenges
    with stabilizing and re-keywording Java packages on both ARM and x86 architectures. These issues, including failing tests and jar
    miscompiles, have placed a considerable burden on the volunteers
    maintaining the project. As a member of the architecture team, I believe
    this situation is unsustainable.

    To better understand the impact, I’d like to gather information on
    whether Java packages are being used on your systems, specifically if
    you're running x86 or ARM architectures. You can check for Java
    libraries by running the following command::

    qlist -I | grep dev-java

    This will list the Java packages installed on your system, and from
    there, you can identify the primary consumers of Java in your
    environment. Please reply to this email with top level consumers (which packages are part of @world package set).

    While I can't guarantee continued support for Java on x86/ARM due to the current volume of issues, knowing that there is no need for support will
    help us make more informed decisions and ease the process of addressing
    these concerns.

    --
    Arthur Zamarin
    arthurzam@gentoo.org
    Gentoo Linux developer (Council, Python, pkgcore stack, QA, Arch Teams)

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