Update build

Open nedtwigg opened this issue 7 months ago • 0 comments

DO NOT MERGE! This PR updates to our latest build template, but it has some big downsides for this unique project

before this PR, it builds on Java SE 6 (old!)
after this PR, it builds on Java 8

Java 6 used in R2013a and earlier
Java 7 used in R2013b to R2017a
Java 8 used R2018a to R2024b
R2025a ended Swing GUI, now uses web-based tech, but the old matconsolectl jar (4.6.1) still works in R2025a-prerelease
- migration guide https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/app-designer/java-swing-alternatives.html#containers
- EDIT just tried with fresh installs, and collected this data quickly
  - R2023a - works
  - R2023b - works
  - R2024a - works
  - R2024b - broken
  - R2025a - broken

So it's not clear at all that it's worth it to drop support for R2013a and earlier for no benefit. But if we want to publish a new version to mavencentral, we'll need to update to our new build, or else we'll need to do some one-off workaround.

May 27 '25 21:05 nedtwigg