[slf4j-dev] JDK 14 is now in Rampdown Phase Two

17 Jan 2020


      Hi Ceki,

*Per the JDK 14 schedule , we are now in Rampdown Phase Two
*

*Please advise if you have any open high priority issues.*

**

  * The overall feature set is frozen.
      o No further JEPs will be targeted to this release
      o Per the JDK Release Process [1] we now turn our focus to P1 and
        P2 bugs.
      o For more details , see Mark Reinhold's email to jdk-dev mailing
        list [2]

JDK 14 Early Access build 32 is availableat : - jdk.java.net/14/

  * These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the
      o GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath
        Exception <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
  * Recent fixes that maybe of interest:
      o Build 32
          + JDK-8230318: Better trust store usage
          + JDK-8225773: jdeps --check produces NPE if there is any
            missing module dependence
              # reported by JUnit5
          + JDK-8235870: C2 crashes in
            IdealLoopTree::est_loop_flow_merge_sz()
              # duplicate of Apache Lucene's bug.
      o Build 31
          + JDK-8235984: C2: assert(out->in(PhiNode::Region) == head ||
            out->in(PhiNode::Region) == slow_head) failed: phi must be
            either part of the slow or the fast loop
              # duplicate of JDK-8236412 reported by Apache Lucene.
          + JDK-8236695: java.lang.Record should be declared with an
            explicit constructor

JDK 15 Early Access build 6 is availableat : - jdk.java.net/15/

  * These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the
      o GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath
        Exception <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
  * Release notes
      o http://jdk.java.net/15/release-notes
  * Recent fixes that maybe of interest :
      o Build 6
          + JDK-7143743: Potential memory leak with zip provider
              # Contributed by Jaikiran!
          + JDK-8213222: remove RMIConnectorServer.CREDENTIAL_TYPES
          + JDK-8235870: C2 crashes in
            IdealLoopTree::est_loop_flow_merge_sz()
              # duplicate of Apache Lucene's bug.
      o Build 5
          + JDK-8227313: Support monetary grouping separator in
            DecimalFormat/DecimalFormatSymbols
          + JDK-8236695: java.lang.Record should be declared with an
            explicit constructor

*Invitation to Project Skara update and demo, January 22, 2020, 8:30 am PST
*

  * See Joe Darcy's email [3]*
    *

**

Rgds, Rory


 [1] http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/3
[2] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2020-January/003846.html
[3] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2020-January/005274.html

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