Hi Rory,

Apache Tomcat's build and tests pass successfully with JDK 16 16+36-2231
and 17-ea+13-1000 on both Linux x86_64 and aarch64!

Regards,
Martin

On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 5:26 PM Rory O'Donnell <rory.odonn...@oracle.com>
wrote:

>
> Hi Mark,
>
> *Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 16 / JDK 16 *
>
> **
>
>   * JDK 16, the reference implementation of Java 16, is now Generally
>     Available. [1]
>   * GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here:
>     http://jdk.java.net/16/ <http://jdk.java.net/16/>
>   * JDK 16 Release notes
>     <https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/16-relnotes.html>
>
> *JDK 16 includes the following features [2]:*
>
>   * JEP 338:Vector API (Incubator) <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/338>
>   * JEP 347:Enable C++14 Language Features
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/347>
>   * JEP 357:Migrate from Mercurial to Git
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/357>
>   * JEP 369:Migrate to GitHub <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/369>
>   * JEP 376:ZGC: Concurrent Thread-Stack Processing
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/376>
>   * JEP 380:Unix-Domain Socket Channels <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/380
> >
>   * JEP 386:Alpine Linux Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/386>
>   * JEP 387:Elastic Metaspace <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/387>
>   * JEP 388:Windows/AArch64 Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/388>
>   * JEP 389:Foreign Linker API (Incubator)
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/389>
>   * JEP 390:Warnings for Value-Based Classes
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/390>
>   * JEP 392:Packaging Tool <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/392>
>   * JEP 393:Foreign-Memory Access API (Third Incubator)
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/393>
>   * JEP 394:Pattern Matching for instanceof
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/394>
>   * JEP 395:Records <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/395>
>   * JEP 396:Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals by Default
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/396>
>   * JEP 397:Sealed Classes (Second Preview)
>     <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/397>
>
> Thanks to everyone who contributed to JDK 16, whether by creating
> features or enhancements, logging bugs, or
>
> downloading and testing the early-access builds.
>
> *OpenJDK 17 Early Access build 13 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>.
>   * JEPs targeted to JDK 17, so far:
>       o JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
>         <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>
>
>   * Release Notes are available at http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes
>     <http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes>
>
>   * Significant changes since the last availability email:
>       o JDK-8259709: Disable SHA-1 XML Signatures (b13)
>       o JDK-6323374: (coll) Optimize Collections.unmodifiable* and
>         synchronized*(b13)
>       o JDK-8139348: Deprecate 3DES and RC4 in Kerberos (b12)
>       o JDK-8259662: Don't wrap SocketExceptions into SSLExceptions in
>         SSLSocketImpl (b11)
>       o JDK-8235139: Deprecate the socket impl factory mechanism(b10)
>       o JDK-8225081: Remove Telia Company CA certificate expiring in
>         April 2021(b9)
>
>
> *Project Lanai Early-Access Builds
> *
>
>   * EA 10 Build 17-lanai+3-133 (2021/3/2) is available -
>     http://jdk.java.net/lanai/
>   * 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>.
>
>
> *Project Loom Early-Access Builds*
>
>   * Build 17-loom+4-174 (2021/3/12) is available -
> http://jdk.java.net/loom/
>   * 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>.
>
>
> *Project Panama Early-Access Builds
> *
>
>   * Build 17-panama+2-51 (2021/2/12) is available -
>     http://jdk.java.net/panama/
>   * 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>.
>
>
> Rgds,Rory
>
> [1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-March/005188.html
>
> [2] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/
> <https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/>
>
>

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