Scala 2.12 uses Java 1.8; what should we do if we are unable to upgrade to Java 1.8?

Question

The release of Scala 2.12 Milestone 1 indicates it requires Java 1.8. What should Scala users who are not able to go to Java 1.8 at this moment plan to do?

Heelpost

Run around in circles and panic! Seriously, I cannot imagine an alternative to the obvious answer of staying with 2.11. Backport Scala 2.12 to Java 7? – Browder

"What should I do?" not upgrading? – Finitude

Guys, I happen to know the answer to this question. I just wanted to give someone else the chance to answer first. Regardless, here's the thing: stack overflow was MADE for people to get answers to actual problems. Deriding a question because you don't know the answer to it is the worst possible sin one could make here. – Heelpost

Android just switched from jdk6 to jdk7. Maintaining compatibility to over 1 billion active devices should be very relevant. – Paper

Answer 1

Go work somewhere that has a future :)

Banging rocks together became obsolete, and so is Java 7.

Corwun

And indeed Java 7 is EOL as of April 2015. oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html – Oneway