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 <rory.odonn...@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-...@openjdk.java.net > <mailto:loom-...@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/> > >
