Re: [aspectj-users] AspectJ versioning question

[Alexander Kriegisch <Alexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, 1.8.14 was unusual. That was before UI was an AspectJ committer,
though.

Concerning the hypothetical CVE report, let us walk through that door if
and when we stand in front of it. It always depends on the
circumstances, but actually I see no reason why Java 8 users should not
use e.g. 1.9.22. Installing an extra JDK on the build machine and
pointing to that during compile-time weaving is not rocket science and
in no way impedes you in using the compile results on Java 8. Besides,
many bugs and even one CVE I personally remember were fixed in more
recent versions, i.e. it might be beneficial even for legacy projects to
recompile and use more recent AspectJ dependencies.

It should be super easy to upgrade. Have you tried?
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Alexander Kriegisch
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Mclachlan, Alan via aspectj-users schrieb am 30.04.2024 um 15:02:
> Thanks for the quick response Alexander.
> 
> 1.8.14 must have been unusual then, because I did see it released after the 1.9.xx branch was in progress.
> 
> For a team on 1.8.x facing a hypothetical CVE report, how hard is the upgrade to 1.9.22 likely to be?
> Sounds like a Java build time version upgrade may be needed.
> 
> regards
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> Hi Alan.
> 
> Thanks for your  inquiry.
> 
> AspectJ generally does not release updates for older versions. Usually, more recent versions are backward compatible. E.g., you can use the current 1.9.22 to compile with 1.8 source/target or use LTW on Java 8.
> Only in your build environment when using AJC directly or aspectjtools.jar via Maven oder Gradle plugin, you would need Java 17, because the upstream Eclipse compiler requires it.
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> Mclachlan, Alan via aspectj-users schrieb am 30.04.2024 um 13:13:
> 
>> I read up on the supported Java versions situation on the github issue tracker.
>> I have some related questions around the v1.8.x line:
>>
>> 1. Is the project still releasing fixes on the 1.8.x line, at least while Java 8 is still in support?
>> I ask because I think the last one was 1.8.14 in 2019. Say a CVE shows up, would you be likely to release a 1.8.15 with a fix?
>>
>> 2. Are the 1.8.x minor releases compatible, in the semantic-versioning sense of the word?
>> i.e would a hypothetical 1.8.15 be a drop-in replacement?
>> I ask because this project doesn't explicitly follow semantic versioning, although I suspect it may have back in the 1.8 days?
>>
>> Apologies if these are answered elsewhere, if so I didn't manage to find them on the website.
>>
>> The context of my ask is OWASP A06 analysis of our SBOM, not to motivate for any project action.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Alan McLachlan
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