RHEL 8.8 tomcat 9 dependencies on java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless

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Issue

  • Why RHEL 8.8, tomcat 9 have dependencies on java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless? Is this missing dependency by design?
  • Is RHEL 8.8 tomcat-9 only supported with openjdk1.8? If so, What will happen when openjdk1.8 reaches end of support in 2026?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.8
    • tomcat
    • java-1.8
    • java-17

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