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Posted to derby-dev@db.apache.org by Rory O'Donnell <ro...@oracle.com> on 2021/08/12 13:07:48 UTC

Re: [External] : Re: JDK 17 is now in the Release Candidate Phase

Many thanks Rick!

On 12/08/2021 13:14, Rick Hillegas wrote:
> Hi Rory,
>
> No new issues were found with the first release candidate. See 
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-7110?focusedCommentId=17398033&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel*comment-17398033__;Iw!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNcuoPjGE$ 
> for more information.
>
> -Rick
>
>
> On 8/7/21 8:02 AM, Rory O'Donnell wrote:
>> Hi Rick,
>>
>> *Per the JDK 17 schedule , we are now in the Release Candidate Phase 
>> [1][2].*
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *Please advise if you find any issues while testing the latest Early 
>> Access builds.*
>>
>>  * Schedule:
>>      o *2021/08/05       Initial Release Candidate *
>>      o 2021/08/19        Final Release Candidate
>>      o 2021/09/14        General Availability
>>
>>
>> The overall feature set is frozen. No further JEPs will be targeted 
>> to this release.
>>
>>  * Features integrated in JDK 17:
>>
>>      o JEP 306: Restore Always-Strict Floating-Point Semantics
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/306>
>>      o JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>
>>      o JEP 382: New macOS Rendering Pipeline
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382>
>>      o JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391>
>>      o JEP 398: Deprecate the Applet API for Removal
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398>
>>      o JEP 403: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403>
>>      o JEP 406: Pattern Matching for switch (Preview)
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/406>
>>      o JEP 407: Remove RMI Activation 
>> <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/407>
>>      o JEP 409: Sealed Classes <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409>
>>      o JEP 410: Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/410>
>>      o JEP 411: Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411>
>>      o JEP 412: Foreign Function & Memory API (Incubator)
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/412>
>>      o JEP 414: Vector API (Second Incubator)
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/414>
>>      o JEP 415: Context-Specific Deserialization Filters
>>        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/415>
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *OpenJDK 17 Early Accessbuild 35 is available at 
>> **https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/17*__;Kg!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNwmMweUk$ 
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/17__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNjuM7jko$ 
>> >
>>
>>  * These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the
>>      o GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath
>>        Exception <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>
>>  * Release Notes are available at 
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNaQb_fEg$ 
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNaQb_fEg$ 
>> >
>>  * Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest:
>>      o JDK-8270866: NPE in DocTreePath.getTreePath()[build 33]
>>          + Reportedby jOOQ
>>
>> **Topics of Interest: *
>> *
>>
>>  * The latest Newscast covers 17's JEP 356
>>    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number
>>    Generators - Here
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/07/29/insidejava-newscast-009/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNu1Ee3lA$ 
>> >
>>  * The latest JEP Café cover 17's JEP 409
>>    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409> : Sealed Classes - Here
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/07/22/jepcafe2/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNVQ8vpas$ 
>> >
>>  * A few updates to JEP 411 <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411>:
>>    Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal - Here
>> <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/security-dev/2021-July/026806.html> 
>>
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *OpenJDK**18 Early Access build 9 is available at 
>> **https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18*__;Kg!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvN62z_QV4$ 
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNm72vLK0$ 
>> >
>>
>>  * These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the
>>      o GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath
>>        Exception <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>
>>  * Release Notes are available at 
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNjW0nzgA$ 
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!aBGhgtQw0mpZZrwzDwrQGojKcXCCEroI6zN4IDuBCRMn9WerEV5MjEfeqmvNjW0nzgA$ 
>> >
>>  * Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest:
>>      o JDK-8225082: Remove IdenTrust certificate that is expiring in
>>        September 2021 [build 9]
>>      o JDK-8251329: Zip File System Provider Throws ZipException when
>>        entry name element contains "." or ".." [build 9]
>>      o JDK-8271359: NPE in DocTreePath.getTreePath() [build 8]
>>          + Reported by jOOQ
>>
>> *July 2021 Critical Patch Update Released*
>>
>>  * As part of the July 2021, we released JDK 16.0.2, JDK 11.0.12 LTS,
>>    JDK 8u301 and JDK 7u311 as well as OpenJDK 16.0.2 (publicly 
>> available)
>>
>>
>> Rgds,Rory
>>
>> [1] 
>> https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-August/005894.html
>> [2] 
>> https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-August/005906.html
>>
>
-- 
Rgds,Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA, Dublin, Ireland