Mr java8

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           architecture: x64
           cache: maven
       - name: Build project
-        run: ./mvnw jacoco:prepare-agent verify jacoco:report coveralls:report -DrepoToken=${{ secrets.coveralls }} -Pextras -Pchecks -Panalysis -Pintegration -Pchecksum-enforce
+        run: ./mvnw jacoco:prepare-agent verify jacoco:report coveralls:report -DrepoToken=${{ secrets.coveralls }} -Pextras -Pchecks -Panalysis -Pintegration -Pmulti-release -Pchecksum-enforce
   release:
     name: Release new version
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04

README.md

@@ -292,6 +292,17 @@ version conflicts.
 
 Please note the [security policy](https://github.com/raphw/byte-buddy/blob/master/SECURITY.md) of this project.
 
+Byte Buddy supports execution on all JVM versions from version five and onwards in a single jar. This is done to ease 
+the development of Java agents which often require to support older, or unknown, applications which are not actively 
+updated. To allow for this while also supporting modern Java and features like CDS or class validation with stack 
+map frames, the main jars for Byte Buddy ship as multi-release jars that contain class files in version five and eight. 
+As a result, the jar size of Byte Buddy is higher as one would expect. Jar file size is not normally a problem, as
+the majority of Byte Buddy's classes will never be loaded. Yet, file size might be an issue when distributing Java 
+agents. As agents already need to be bundled as a single jar, it is therefore recommended to remove either the basic 
+Java five version, or the multi-release Java eight version of the contained class files, to reduce this issue. This 
+is supported by most build plugins for this purpose, such as the
+[Maven Shade plugin](https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-shade-plugin/shade-mojo.html#filters).
+
 License and development
 -----------------------
 

byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml

@@ -227,5 +227,32 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>multi-release</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${version.plugin.compiler}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>java8-multi-release</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>compile</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/versions/8</outputDirectory>
+                                    <target>1.8</target>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>

byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml

@@ -357,6 +357,33 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>multi-release</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${version.plugin.compiler}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>java8-multi-release</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>compile</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/versions/8</outputDirectory>
+                                    <target>1.8</target>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
         <!-- Precompilation configuration for Java 1.4 class files. -->
         <profile>
             <id>java-4-precompile</id>

byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/EqualsMethodOtherTest.java

@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public void testIdentityField() throws Exception {
                 .defineField(FOO, Object.class, Visibility.PUBLIC)
                 .method(isEquals())
                 .intercept(EqualsMethod.isolated().withIdentityFields(named(FOO)))
-                .visit(DebuggingWrapper.makeDefault(true))
                 .make()
                 .load(ClassLoadingStrategy.BOOTSTRAP_LOADER, ClassLoadingStrategy.Default.WRAPPER);
         assertThat(loaded.getLoadedAuxiliaryTypes().size(), is(0));

pom.xml

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <version.junit>4.13.2</version.junit>
         <version.mockito>2.28.2</version.mockito>
         <version.plugin.clean>3.2.0</version.plugin.clean>
-        <version.plugin.bundle>5.1.7</version.plugin.bundle>
+        <version.plugin.bundle>5.1.9</version.plugin.bundle>
         <version.plugin.compiler>3.10.1</version.plugin.compiler>
         <version.plugin.install>3.0.1</version.plugin.install>
         <version.plugin.deploy>3.0.0</version.plugin.deploy>
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
                 <version>${version.plugin.release}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
-                    <releaseProfiles>extras,gpg,gradle-release</releaseProfiles>
+                    <releaseProfiles>extras,gpg,gradle-release,multi-release</releaseProfiles>
                     <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                     <tagNameFormat>byte-buddy-@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                 </configuration>