[Bug 293756] Mk/Uses/java.mk: prefer latest LTS openjdk

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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:07:53 UTC 
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=293756

Harald Eilertsen <haraldei@FreeBSD.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Harald Eilertsen <haraldei@FreeBSD.org> ---
One thing that's unclear to me still (probably because I don't know the ports
system well enough,) is what happens if a port says `JAVA_VERSION= 8 11 17` and
OpenJDK 11 is already installed on the system? Ideally I think it should not
install a new OpenJDK version, and use 11 as it is supported.

As for whether to go with the oldest or newest maching version, I don't really
have an opinion. I can see good arguments for both, but can imagine some users
want to go with the conservative choice.

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