[Soot-list] Java 8 support status

[Steven Arzt]

Hi Raffi,

 

Soot’s frontend for Java source code is fairly outdated at the moment. We are currently looking for students to update it to support newer Java versions. At the moment, I would recommend to use the bytecode frontend whenever possible.

 

The bytecode frontend should work with Java 8 as long as it does not contain some really specific invokedynamic behaviors or the like. Just give it a try, chances are that it works just fine.

 

Best regards,

  Steven

 

Von: soot-list-bounces at CS.McGill.CA [mailto:soot-list-bounces at CS.McGill.CA] Im Auftrag von Raffi Khatchadourian
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. Oktober 2015 19:47
An: soot-list at CS.McGill.CA
Cc: Subash Shankar
Betreff: [Soot-list] Java 8 support status

 

Dear Soot community,

 

I just wanted to inquire about the status of Soot and Java 8. I have seen a few issues on GitHub, as well as several email posts, but I noticed this today on the Soot website <http://sable.github.io/soot/> :

 

What input formats does Soot provide?
Currently, Soot can process code from the following sources:

  • Java (bytecode and source code up to Java 7), including other languages that compile to Java bytecode, e.g. Scala

 

Does this mean that byte code is supported for all Java versions but source code is only supported up to Java 7? Thanks for your help!

 

Raffi

 

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