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    • Windows MSI installer for Jenkins
    • 2.342, 2.332.2

      (Split out from JENKINS-67894.) The Windows installer for Jenkins should recommend Java 11, especially if it detects Java 8 as the current JVM.

      If Java 11 is not detected, warn the user with a message or other warning that Java 11 is the preferred Java version.

          [JENKINS-68170] Recommend Java 11 in Windows installer

          Basil Crow created issue -
          Basil Crow made changes -
          Environment New: Windows MSI installer for Jenkins
          Basil Crow made changes -
          Epic Link New: JENKINS-67688 [ 214193 ]

          Alex Earl added a comment -

          The installer already prefers Java 11 over Java 8. What other steps would you want taken?

          Alex Earl added a comment - The installer already prefers Java 11 over Java 8. What other steps would you want taken?

          Basil Crow added a comment -

          A better question for markewaite as he is the one who wrote this sentence? I just split it out from the other bug. I have never used the Windows installer and am generally unfamiliar with it.

          Basil Crow added a comment - A better question for markewaite as he is the one who wrote this sentence? I just split it out from the other bug. I have never used the Windows installer and am generally unfamiliar with it.
          Mark Waite made changes -
          Description Original: (Split out from JENKINS-67894.) The Windows installer for Jenkins should recommend Java 11, especially if it detects Java 8 as the current JVM. New: (Split out from JENKINS-67894.) The Windows installer for Jenkins should recommend Java 11, especially if it detects Java 8 as the current JVM.

          If Java 11 is not detected, warn the user with a message or other warning that Java 11 is the preferred Java version.
          Alex Earl made changes -
          Attachment New: image-2022-03-31-16-05-46-770.png [ 57594 ]

          Alex Earl added a comment -

          This is what would happen if the person selected a Java 8 (or 9, 10, or anything other than 11) directory in the installer once restricted to just 11

           

          Alex Earl added a comment - This is what would happen if the person selected a Java 8 (or 9, 10, or anything other than 11) directory in the installer once restricted to just 11  

          Basil Crow added a comment -

          This is what would happen if the person selected a Java 8 (or 9, 10, or anything other than 11) directory in the installer once restricted to just 11

          Ah nice. But isn't dropping support for Java 8 the topic of the other bug (JENKINS-67894)? I think Mark's point regarding this bug is that we ought to give users some sort of soft deprecation notice if they are still using Java 8, to the effect of "fine for now, but this will stop working later this year if you don't switch"

          Basil Crow added a comment - This is what would happen if the person selected a Java 8 (or 9, 10, or anything other than 11) directory in the installer once restricted to just 11 Ah nice. But isn't dropping support for Java 8 the topic of the other bug ( JENKINS-67894 )? I think Mark's point regarding this bug is that we ought to give users some sort of soft deprecation notice if they are still using Java 8, to the effect of "fine for now, but this will stop working later this year if you don't switch"

          Alex Earl added a comment -

          Hmmm, ok, now I understand the difference from the other one. I will see what I can do.

          Alex Earl added a comment - Hmmm, ok, now I understand the difference from the other one. I will see what I can do.

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