Java11 support

[dantefff]

Feature request

Description

Now that java8 support has been dropped on some major linux distributions, I think would be nice to have official java11 support in GATK. I know that I can compile in java11, but the only reference I could find (from 2019) says it is an experimental support only.

[lbergelson]

Hi @dantefff. We're planning on officially moving GATK to use java 11 by default in the relatively near future. I don't have an exact timeline. It's definitely annoying to not have it work out of the box on most linux systems and it's something we want to do soon. I have had very limited bandwidth lately and updating to 11 has been a casualty of that. Now that the world is rebooting things should start to tick along faster and I hope to have it updated soon.

[dantefff]

Hi @lbergelson ,
Compile it from sources is not a major issue for me. Can I understand from your words that current master branch from github is reasonably tested in Java11?
Best regards

[dantefff]

Java11 compiled versions will crash with UnsupportedOperationException. I created a new issue and a pull request for this: #7338

[gokalpcelik]

openjdk-8 can still be found on many major distributions albeit it is not the default one to be installed. Just check the package manager for openjdk-8 tags.
If not check adoptopenjdk repos to install one from there. Or use the docker image.

[dantefff]

openjdk-8 can still be found on many major distributions albeit it is not the default one to be installed. Just check the package manager for openjdk-8 tags.
If not check adoptopenjdk repos to install one from there. Or use the docker image.

That's true now, but it is matter of months not being.

[droazen]

Closing as dupe of #6671. Java 11 support is definitely on our roadmap for this year!