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Posted to dev@tomcat.apache.org by Rory O'Donnell <ro...@oracle.com> on 2021/09/14 15:54:12 UTC

Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 17 / JDK 17

Hi Mark,

*Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 17 / JDK 17 *

**

  * JDK 17, the reference implementation of Java 17, is now Generally
    Available. [1]
  * GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here:
    https://jdk.java.net/17/ <https://jdk.java.net/17/>
  * JDK 17 Release notes
    <https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/17-relnotes.html>
  * Inside Java: The Arrival of Java 17!
    <https://inside.java/2021/09/14/the-arrival-of-java17/>

*JDK 17 includes the following features [2]:*

  * JEP 306: Restore Always-Strict Floating-Point Semantics
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/306>
  * JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>
  * JEP 382: New macOS Rendering Pipeline
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382>
  * JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391>
  * JEP 398: Deprecate the Applet API for Removal
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398>
  * JEP 403: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403>
  * JEP 406: Pattern Matching for switch (Preview)
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/406>
  * JEP 407: Remove RMI Activation <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/407>
  * JEP 409: Sealed Classes <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409>
  * JEP 410: Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/410>
  * JEP 411: Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411>
  * JEP 412: Foreign Function & Memory API (Incubator)
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/412>
  * JEP 414: Vector API (Second Incubator)
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/414>
  * JEP 415: Context-Specific Deserialization Filters
    <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/415>

*JDK 17 will be a long-term-support (LTS) release* from most 
vendors,including Oracle. If you’re upgrading from the previous LTS 
release,JDK 11, then you have many more JEPs to look forward to, 
summarized here:

https://openjdk.java.net/jdk/17/jeps-since-jdk-11 
<https://openjdk.java.net/jdk/17/jeps-since-jdk-11>


Thanks to everyone who contributed to JDK 17, whether by creating 
features or enhancements, logging bugs, or

downloading and testing the early-access builds.


*OpenJDK 18 Early Access build 14 is now available at 
https://jdk.java.net/18/ <https://jdk.java.net/18/>
*

  * These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
    General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
    <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
  * JEPs targeted to JDK 18, so far:
      o JEP 400: UTF-8 by Default <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/400>
      o JEP 413: Code Snippets in Java API Documentation
        <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/413>

  * Release Notes are available at https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes
    <https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes>

  * Significant changes since the last availability email:
      o JDK-8271745: Fix Issues With the KW and KWP Modes of SunJCE Provider
      o JDK-8262186: Call X509KeyManager.chooseClientAlias once for all
        key types
      o JDK-8225083: Remove Google certificate that is expiring in
        December 2021
      o JDK-8251329: Zip File System Provider Throws ZipException when
        entry name element contains "." or ".."
      o JDK-8225082: Remove IdenTrust certificate that is expiring in
        September 2021
      o

*Project Loom Early-Access Builds*

  * Build 18-loom+2-74 (2021/8/7) based on jdk-18+9
    <https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/releases/tag/jdk-18%2B9> is
    available - https://jdk.java.net/loom/ <https://jdk.java.net/loom/>
  * These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
    General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
    <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
  * Please send feedback via e-mail to loom-dev@openjdk.java.net
    <ma...@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address
    you must first subscribe to the mailing list
    <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>.

Rgds,Rory


[1] 
https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-September/006037.html

[2] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/ 
<https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/>

Re: Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 17 / JDK 17

Posted by Martin Grigorov <mg...@apache.org>.
Hi Rory,

Congratiolations for JDK 17 GA!

Apache Tomcat 10.1.x build and tests pass successfully with
JDK 18-ea+14-756 on both Linux x86_64 and aarch64 !

Regards,
Martin

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 6:55 PM Rory O'Donnell <ro...@oracle.com>
wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> *Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 17 / JDK 17 *
>
> **
>
>   * JDK 17, the reference implementation of Java 17, is now Generally
>     Available. [1]
>   * GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here:
>     https://jdk.java.net/17/ <https://jdk.java.net/17/>
>   * JDK 17 Release notes
>     <https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/17-relnotes.html>
>   * Inside Java: The Arrival of Java 17!
>     <https://inside.java/2021/09/14/the-arrival-of-java17/>
>
> *JDK 17 includes the following features [2]:*
>
>   * JEP 306: Restore Always-Strict Floating-Point Semantics
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/306>
>   * JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>
>   * JEP 382: New macOS Rendering Pipeline
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382>
>   * JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391>
>   * JEP 398: Deprecate the Applet API for Removal
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398>
>   * JEP 403: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403>
>   * JEP 406: Pattern Matching for switch (Preview)
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/406>
>   * JEP 407: Remove RMI Activation <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/407>
>   * JEP 409: Sealed Classes <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409>
>   * JEP 410: Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/410>
>   * JEP 411: Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411>
>   * JEP 412: Foreign Function & Memory API (Incubator)
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/412>
>   * JEP 414: Vector API (Second Incubator)
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/414>
>   * JEP 415: Context-Specific Deserialization Filters
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/415>
>
> *JDK 17 will be a long-term-support (LTS) release* from most
> vendors,including Oracle. If you’re upgrading from the previous LTS
> release,JDK 11, then you have many more JEPs to look forward to,
> summarized here:
>
> https://openjdk.java.net/jdk/17/jeps-since-jdk-11
> <https://openjdk.java.net/jdk/17/jeps-since-jdk-11>
>
>
> Thanks to everyone who contributed to JDK 17, whether by creating
> features or enhancements, logging bugs, or
>
> downloading and testing the early-access builds.
>
>
> *OpenJDK 18 Early Access build 14 is now available at
> https://jdk.java.net/18/ <https://jdk.java.net/18/>
> *
>
>   * These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
>     General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
>   * JEPs targeted to JDK 18, so far:
>       o JEP 400: UTF-8 by Default <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/400>
>       o JEP 413: Code Snippets in Java API Documentation
>         <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/413>
>
>   * Release Notes are available at https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes
>     <https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes>
>
>   * Significant changes since the last availability email:
>       o JDK-8271745: Fix Issues With the KW and KWP Modes of SunJCE
> Provider
>       o JDK-8262186: Call X509KeyManager.chooseClientAlias once for all
>         key types
>       o JDK-8225083: Remove Google certificate that is expiring in
>         December 2021
>       o JDK-8251329: Zip File System Provider Throws ZipException when
>         entry name element contains "." or ".."
>       o JDK-8225082: Remove IdenTrust certificate that is expiring in
>         September 2021
>       o
>
> *Project Loom Early-Access Builds*
>
>   * Build 18-loom+2-74 (2021/8/7) based on jdk-18+9
>     <https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/releases/tag/jdk-18%2B9> is
>     available - https://jdk.java.net/loom/ <https://jdk.java.net/loom/>
>   * These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
>     General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
>   * Please send feedback via e-mail to loom-dev@openjdk.java.net
>     <ma...@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address
>     you must first subscribe to the mailing list
>     <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>.
>
> Rgds,Rory
>
>
> [1]
> https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-September/006037.html
>
> [2] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/
> <https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/>
>
>