Changes in 7.0.0

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BJ Hargrave edited this page Dec 4, 2022 · 12 revisions

Bnd/Bndtools 7.0.0

See the Release section of the README for where to find Bnd/Bndtools.

Bndtools

TBD

Bndtools m2e

TBD

Bnd

Updated to require Java 17.

Bnd Command Line

TBD

Documentation

TBD

Bnd Maven Plugins

Updated to require Java 17.

Bnd Gradle Plugins

Updated to use Gradle 7.3 as the minimum supported Gradle version.
Updated to require Java 17 when running Gradle.

Backward compatibility

Bndtools is built to run on Eclipse 2020-06 (4.16) or later. So Bndtools may not run on older versions of Eclipse.
Bndtools m2e is built to run on Eclipse m2e 1.16.0 or later. So Bndtools m2e may not run on older versions of Eclipse m2e.
The Bnd Maven plugins require a minimum of Maven 3.3.9.
The Bnd Gradle plugins require a minimum of Gradle 7.3.
The Bnd Gradle plugins and tasks underwent an update for 7.0. A number of previously deprecated conventions have been removed.

Known Issues

Eclipse m2e has a bug which can result in build looping. If you experience this, update Eclipse m2e to 1.18.2 or later which seems to have fixed the issue.
Windows 10 users: Windows 10 Defender significantly slows down Eclipse, reason being Windows 10 Defender scanning the JAR files. The problem has been reported to Microsoft here. Until then, a workaround to this problem is to add Eclipse root directory to Windows 10 Defender’s exclusion list, detailed steps are shared here.

Note: This is not just an Eclipse issue on Windows 10.

See also Bnd Tips for Windows users.