JDK 14 is now in Rampdown Phase Two
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                        by Rory O'Donnell
                                    
                                
                                
                                          Hi Galder,
*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
                                
                         
                        
                                
                                5 years, 9 months
                        
                        
                 
         
 
        
            
        
        
        
                
                        
                                
                                
                                        
                                
                         
                        
                                
                                
                                        
                                                
                                        
                                        
                                        JDK 14 Early Access build 30 & JDK 15 Early Access build 4 are available.
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                        by Rory O'Donnell
                                    
                                
                                
                                        Hi Galder,
Happy New Year !
*Per the JDK 14 schedule , we are now in Rampdown Phase One*
*Please advise if you have found any issues while testing the latest 
Early Access build.
*
  * The overall feature set is frozen.
      o No further JEPs will be targeted to this release
      o For more details , see Mark Reinhold's email to jdk-dev mailing
        list [1]
*JDK 14 **Early Access build 30 **is available**at : - 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>.
  * Release notes
      o https://jdk.java.net/14/release-notes
  * Recent fixes that might be of interest
      o Build 29:
          + JDK-8233228: Disable weak named curves by default in TLS,
            CertPath, and Signed JAR
      o Build 28:
          + JDK-8234049: Implementation of Memory Access API (Incubator)
          + JDK-8235668: LineNumberReader#getLineNumber() returns wrong
            line number (one fewer) in Lucene test
              # Reported by Apache Lucene
*JDK 15 **Early Access build 4 **is available**at : - 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
The Quality Outreach Report for Decemeber 2019 was published since the 
last email
  * https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach+report+Dec...
  * Many thanks to all those who contributed to testing, logging bugs
    etc against the Early Access builds.
*
*
Rgds, Rory
[1] 
https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2019-December/003795.html
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Rgds, Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA, Dublin, Ireland
                                
                         
                        
                                
                                5 years, 10 months