latest should point to Java 8

[benmccann]

It's surprising to me that tag latest for java points to Java 7. I'd expect it to be Java 8. Oracle has discontinued support for Java 7 and several prominent Java projects such as Play Framework and Akka have dropped support for Java 7 and this has led people using java:latest with those projects to encounter trouble. E.g. see https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/play-framework/ImpZ1TX_K6w

[md5]

Before #40, the java:8 image was based on Debian Sid (unstable), so I think it made sense then to leave latest pointing at java:7. Now that java:8 is based on debian:jessie, however, I think you're right that latest can be updated to point to java:8.

[tianon]

+1 what @md5 said 👍

[mkurz]

👍

[rschanafelt]

👍 I just hit this today using the sbt-native-packager and play 2.4.x

[md5]

cf. #44 and docker-library/official-images#850

[tianon]

Fixed in #44 👍