Integrated: 8376601: Bump minimum JDK version for JavaFX to JDK 25

[Kevin Rushforth]

On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:47:45 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <kcr at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This PR bumps the minimum version of the JDK needed to run JavaFX to JDK 25.
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> In order for JavaFX to be able to use more recent JDK features, we should increase the minimum version of the JDK that can run the latest JavaFX. Additionally, there is an ongoing cost to keeping JavaFX buildable and runnable on older versions of Java, and little reason to continue to do so.
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> This continues our current practice of setting the minimum JDK for JavaFX N to JDK N-2. JavaFX N is primarily intended for use with JDK N and we also build and test it against JDK N-1 (which is typically what we use as the boot JDK). Anything older than that, including the proposed minimum JDK N-2 (25 in this specific case), is untested.
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> This PR targeted to master for JavaFX 27, and must not be backported to any earlier version. This needs a CSR and a release note.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: a69bc061
Author:    Kevin Rushforth <kcr at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/commit/a69bc0615a5ed2ef050ccc3e10e0dbcdbc88278d
Stats:     4 lines in 2 files changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 4 mod

8376601: Bump minimum JDK version for JavaFX to JDK 25

Reviewed-by: angorya, jvos

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/2056