Hi Rory, Apache Tomcat's build and tests pass successfully with JDK 16 b35 & 17 b8 on Ubuntu 20.04 x86_64 and aarch64!
Regards, Martin On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 1:12 PM Rory O'Donnell <rory.odonn...@oracle.com> wrote: > > *Hi Mark, * > > *Per the JDK 16 schedule , we are in the Release Candidate Phase**[1] .* > > *Please advise if you find any issues while testing the latest Early > Access builds.* > > * Schedule for JDK 16 > o *2021/02/04 Initial Release Candidate* > o 2021/02/18 Final Release Candidate > o 2021/03/16 General Availability > * Release Notes [2] > > OpenJDK 16 Early Access build 35**is now available at > http://jdk.java.net/16 <http://jdk.java.net/16> > > * These early-access, open-source builds are provided under the GNU > General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception > <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>. > * Features [3] - the overall feature set is frozen. No further JEPs > will be targeted to this release. > * Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest: > o Build 34: > + JDK-8259025: Record compact constructor using > Objects.requireNonNull > # Reported by JUnit5 > o Build 32: > + JDK-8259014: Incomplete support for Unix domain sockets in > Windows 2019 Server > > * JDK 16 - topics of interest: > o Unix domain socket channels (JEP-380) overview: > > https://inside.java/2021/02/03/jep380-unix-domain-sockets-channels/ > < > https://inside.java/2021/02/03/jep380-unix-domain-sockets-channels/> > o Java Feature Spotlight: Pattern Matching > https://inside.java/2021/01/22/feature-spotlight-pattern-matching/ > < > https://inside.java/2021/01/22/feature-spotlight-pattern-matching/> > o Foreign Memory Access - Pulling all the thread > > https://inside.java/2021/01/25/memory-access-pulling-all-the-threads/ > < > https://inside.java/2021/01/25/memory-access-pulling-all-the-threads/> > * General – topic of interest: > o Inside Java Episode 11 “How to contribute to OpenJDK” with > Stuart Marks and Jesper Wilhelmsson > https://inside.java/2021/01/29/podcast-011/ > <https://inside.java/2021/01/29/podcast-011/> > > > Project Lanai EA 9 Build 17-lanai+2-49 (2021/1/20) > <http://jdk.java.net/lanai/> is available now > > * These early-access builds are provided under the GNU General Public > License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception > <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html> > * EA builds are intended for developers looking to test and provide > feedback on using Project Lanai. > * This is a macOS-specific project which implements a new Java 2D > graphics rendering pipeline for macOS. > * Project Lanai Wiki: https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/lanai/Main > <https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/lanai/Main> > * Please send feedback via e-mail to lanai-...@openjdk.java.net > <mailto:lanai-...@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/lanai-dev>. > > Project Loom Build 17-loom+2-42 (2021/1/14) <http://jdk.java.net/loom/> > based on JDK-17+5 > <https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/releases/tag/jdk-17%2B5> is available now > > * These early-access builds are provided under the GNU General Public > License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception > <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html> > * These builds are intended for developers looking to "kick the tyres" > and provide feedback on using the API or by sending bug reports. > * API Javadoc : > https://download.java.net/java/early_access/loom/docs/api/ > <https://download.java.net/java/early_access/loom/docs/api/> > * Please send feedback via e-mail to loom-...@openjdk.java.net > <mailto:loom-...@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address > you must first subscribe to the mailing list > <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>. > > OpenJDK 17 Early Access build 8**is now available at > http://jdk.java.net/17 <http://jdk.java.net/17> > > * These early-access, open-source builds are provided under the GNU > General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception > <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>. > * Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest: > o Build 8: > + JDK-8222850: Misleading cascade compiler error in switch > expression with undefined vars > # Reported by jOOQ. > + JDK-8217633: Configurable extensions with system properties > + JDK-8249867: DOM LSSerializer control of newline after XML > header > + JDK-8256421: Added 2 HARICA Root CA Certificates > + JDK-8259801: Enable XML Signature secure validation mode by > default > o Build 7: > + JDK-8165276: Spec states to invoke the premain method in an > agent class if it's public but implementation differs > + JDK-8256895: Add support for RFC 8954: Online Certificate > Status Protocol (OCSP) Nonce Extension > o Build 6: > + JDK-8259048: (tz) Upgrade time-zone data to tzdata2020f > > January 2021 Critical Patch Update Released: > > * As part of the Jan 2021 CPU we released JDK 15.0.2, JDK 11.0.10 LTS, > JDK 8u281, and JDK 7u291 as well as OpenJDK 15.0.2 (publicly > available). > > Rgds, Rory > > [1] > https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-February/005062.html > <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-February/005062.html > > > [2] https://jdk.java.net/16/release-notes > <https://jdk.java.net/16/release-notes> > [3] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/ > <http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/> > > -- > Rgds, Rory O'Donnell > Quality Engineering Manager > Oracle EMEA, Dublin, Ireland > >
