Re: XSpec/XSLT code coverage and Java version

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