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Posted to dev@tomcat.apache.org by Rory O'Donnell <ro...@oracle.com> on 2021/08/09 09:42:18 UTC

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

Many thanks Martin!

On 09/08/2021 10:07, Martin Grigorov wrote:
> Hi Rory,
>
> Apache Tomcat's build and tests pass successfully with JDK 17+35-2724 
> and 18-ea+9-409 on both Linux aarch64 and x86_64!
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
> On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 6:36 PM Rory O'Donnell 
> <rory.odonnell@oracle.com <ma...@oracle.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Mark,
>
>     *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
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/306>>
>           o JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>>
>           o JEP 382: New macOS Rendering Pipeline
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382>>
>           o JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391>>
>           o JEP 398: Deprecate the Applet API for Removal
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398>>
>           o JEP 403: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403>>
>           o JEP 406: Pattern Matching for switch (Preview)
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/406
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/406>>
>           o JEP 407: Remove RMI Activation
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/407
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/407>>
>           o JEP 409: Sealed Classes <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409>>
>           o JEP 410: Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/410
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/410>>
>           o JEP 411: Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411>>
>           o JEP 412: Foreign Function & Memory API (Incubator)
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/412
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/412>>
>           o JEP 414: Vector API (Second Incubator)
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/414
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/414>>
>           o JEP 415: Context-Specific Deserialization Filters
>             <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/415
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/415>>
>
>     *
>     *
>
>     *OpenJDK 17 Early Accessbuild 35 is available at
>     **https://jdk.java.net/17*
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/17*__;Kg!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGS3mSdWw$>
>     <https://jdk.java.net/17
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/17__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGbVGpcXk$>>
>
>       * 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
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>>
>       * Release Notes are available at
>     https://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGTwIxLGI$>
>         <https://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGTwIxLGI$>>
>       * 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
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>>: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number
>         Generators - Here
>         <https://inside.java/2021/07/29/insidejava-newscast-009/
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/07/29/insidejava-newscast-009/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGMwwkc6o$>>
>       * The latest JEP Café cover 17's JEP 409
>         <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409>> : Sealed Classes - Here
>         <https://inside.java/2021/07/22/jepcafe2/
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/07/22/jepcafe2/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGFGv8B3w$>>
>       * A few updates to JEP 411 <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/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
>     <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/security-dev/2021-July/026806.html>>
>
>     *
>     *
>
>     *OpenJDK**18 Early Access build 9 is available at
>     **https://jdk.java.net/18*
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18*__;Kg!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGfPtomP0$>
>     <https://jdk.java.net/18
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGpOEMJl0$>>
>
>       * 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
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>>
>       * Release Notes are available at
>     https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGWfBsbik$>
>         <https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!f3zPTMYor9dPiPbDNaWPf0patpW_rf8dlxcHOWEg47i2zkUbUgRGm_9mOMYGWfBsbik$>>
>       * 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
>     <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
>     <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-August/005906.html>
>
>     -- 
>     Rgds, Rory O'Donnell
>     Quality Engineering Manager
>     Oracle EMEA, Dublin, Ireland
>

-- 
Rgds, Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA, Dublin, Ireland