VS2017 build errors jdk/jdk

[Alan Bateman]

On 10/05/2022 09:29, Baesken, Matthias wrote:
> Hello, it seems jdk/jdk does not build any more with VS2017.
> Should we still support this compiler ?
>
> For the error see :
>
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8286459
> 8286459: compile error with VS2017 in continuationFreezeThaw.cpp
>
In Oracle, we moved from using VS2019 16.9.3 to VS2022 17.1.0 a few 
months ago.

I checked the Microsoft site to get the status of VS2017. It says that 
the "Mainstream End Date" for that release was April 2022 so I guess 
it's not easy to get updates without extended support now.

So maybe it time to look at it, it might be easier to have a smaller set 
of VS releases to support.

-Alan