Using CORBA+ORB+PFL to be compatible with JDK11 - 23

[dmatej]

Basic problem

• Usage of Unsafe methods which don't exist in later Java versions.
• With the absence of JPMS behavior of proxies changes with every Java version
• JPMS enforces clean API without overlapping packages, so I had to fix some issues in dependencies.

Prerequisities

• https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/orb-gmbal-commons

  • Abandoning JDK8 support + 3.3.0-SNAPSHOT orb-gmbal-commons#45

• https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/orb-gmbal-pfl

  • Changing range of supported JDKs from 8-17 to 11-23 orb-gmbal-pfl#61
  • https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/orb-gmbal-pfl/pull

• https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/orb-gmbal

  • Reviewed and fixed osgi values in manifest and module-info orb-gmbal#33
  • Changing range of supported JDKs from 8-17 to 11-23 + JPMS orb-gmbal#34

• https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/orb

  • Support for PFL 5.0.0 orb#188
  • Changing range of supported JDKs from 8-17 to 11-23 + JPMS orb#198

• Released dependencies:

  • Release of 3.3.0 orb-gmbal-commons#61
  • Release of 5.1.0 orb-gmbal-pfl#92
  • Release of 4.1.0 orb-gmbal#54
  • Release of 5.0.0 orb#221

Notes

• Testing passed 2025-02-09 (all GF tests + all TCK 10 tests with jdk17, some also with 21 and 11), now we have to review+merge those PRs and release all dependencies.
• Originally intended for GlassFish8 (see Upgrading base of ORB libs to support JDK from 11 to 23 and beyond #25110 ), however when we discussed that with @arjantijms we came to a conclusion that it should be possible to create such PR directly for GlassFish7.
• TCK passed with JDK11: https://ci.eclipse.org/jakartaee-tck/job/jakartaee-tck/job/10.0.x/

[dmatej]

Status:

• All GlassFish tests passed locally
• All TCK tests passed locally

TODO:

• Release https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/orb-gmbal-commons/milestone/2
• Merge Changing range of supported JDKs from 8-17 to 11-23 orb-gmbal-pfl#61 and release https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/orb-gmbal-pfl/milestone/2
• Update dependencies in Changing range of supported JDKs from 8-17 to 11-23 + JPMS orb-gmbal#34 + merge + release
• Update dependencies in Changing range of supported JDKs from 8-17 to 11-23 + JPMS orb#198 + merge + release
• Update dependencies in this PR + merge

@pzygielo As you are the only person reacting and having rights, could you please help me with reviews, merges and releases of those dependencies?

[dmatej]

Status:

• All dependencies staged, but not pushed to Maven Central yet, because they need the release review
• This PR was updated, so I switched that from Draft.
• IF we would need to restage artifacts, don't forget to purge all maven caches to get rebuilt artifacts! Also please in such situation add a comment about it here.

[dmatej]

Converting to draft again. GlassFish detected a new error in ORB, I have reproduced it, but I am not sure which changed caused that. I will provide more info in few days, I hope a fix too.

[dmatej]

We are back on track!
TODO:

• Pass the release review of staged artifacts
• Release to Maven Central
• Merge this

[dmatej]

Note: I merged that, but for sure I will run the whole TCK set locally to see if any of changes made after the last execution did not break anything. If it would, we will patch it asap and create another PR.