Fix #76

Author: cowtowncoder

VERSION.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Release notes:
 
 1.8.0 (not yet released)
 
--
+#76: Make `GenericType<T>` not implement `java.lang.reflect.Type`
+ (requested by @garretwilson)
 
 1.7.1 (26-Sep-2025)
 

pom.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     </parent>
     <artifactId>classmate</artifactId>
     <name>ClassMate</name>
-    <version>1.7.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
     <description>Library for introspecting types with full generic information
         including resolving of field and method types.

src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/GenericType.java

@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@
  * NOTE: before version 1.6 implemented {@link java.io.Serializable}.
  * Removed due to
  * <a href="https://github.com/FasterXML/java-classmate/issues/73">issue #73</a>.
+ *<p>
+ * NOTE: before version 1.8 implemented {@link java.lang.reflect.Type}.
+ * Removed due to
+ * <a href="https://github.com/FasterXML/java-classmate/issues/76">issue #76</a>.
  */
 public abstract class GenericType<T>
-    implements java.lang.reflect.Type
+    // 05-Dec-2025, tatu: [classmate#76] Removed this from 1.8
+    //implements java.lang.reflect.Type
 {
     protected GenericType() { }
 }