JDK-8265031 : Change default macOS min version for x86_64 to 10.12 and aarch64 to 11.0
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: javafx
  • Sub-Component: build
  • Affected Version: openjfx17
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2021-04-10
  • Updated: 2021-07-06
  • Resolved: 2021-04-14
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Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8264928 - Update to Xcode 12.4
Cloners :  
JDK-8266554 - Change default macOS min version for aarch64 to 11.0
Relates :  
JDK-8269968 - [REDO] Bump minimum version of macOS for x64 to 10.12
Relates :  
JDK-8266743 - Crash on macOS 10.11 due to ignored @available 10.12 check
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JDK-8253795 - Implementation of JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port
Description
The minimum macOS version on which JavaFX will run is currently set to 10.10:

https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/blob/8adbc673d095607e8a6109fbb951fa17b9d6caad/buildSrc/mac.gradle#L58

defineProperty("MACOSX_MIN_VERSION", "10.10");

macOS 10.10 is many years out of support, so we should update this minimum. Further, macOS / aarch64 (aka arm64) requires macOS 11.0 as a minimum in order to run.

The JDK recently updated their minimum for x86_64 to 10.12 and for aarch64 to 11.0. See:

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/627ad9fe22a153410c14d0b2061bb7dee2c300af/make/autoconf/flags.m4#L136

We should do the same for JavaFX.
Comments
Changeset: e8689fef Author: Kevin Rushforth <kcr@openjdk.org> Date: 2021-04-14 15:29:47 +0000 URL: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jfx/commit/e8689fef
14-04-2021
I note that 10.12 is out of support too (and 10.13 will be soon if not already), so while we will build with something that will run on 10.12, it will not be a supported configuration.
10-04-2021