Hi Benedikt,
Early Access b02 <https://jdk8.java.net/download.html> for JDK 8u122 is
available , summary of changes are listed here.
<http://www.java.net/download/java/jdk8u122/changes/jdk8u122-b02.html>
Early Access b140 <https://jdk9.java.net/jigsaw/> (#5625) for JDK 9 with
Project Jigsaw is available on java.net, summary of changes are listed
here.
<http://www.java.net/download/java/jigsaw/archive/140/binaries/jdk-9+140.html>
Early Access b140 <https://jdk9.java.net/download/> for JDK 9 is
available on java.net, summary of changes are listed here
<http://www.java.net/download/java/jdk9/changes/jdk-9+140.html>.
A couple of items to point out with regard to b140:
1. A fix for Cyclic interface initialization causes JVM crash is
included in b140
2. We are requesting feedback on a change that went into JDK 9 b140
The java.io.FilePermission class was changed to remove pathname
canonicalization from its creation,
along with a system property to revert the behavior back to way it
worked in the previous JDK release.
We do this mainly for performance enhancement so that there is no
need to consult the file system every
time a FilePermisson is created. If you use a security manager and
file permissions then you should read
the details as described on the jdk9 mailing list [1]
Feedback is requested via core-libs-...@openjdk.java.net
The new GA date of JDK 9 has been updated on the JDK 9 Project page [2],
further details in Mark Reinhold's email [3].
Rgds,Rory
[1] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk9-dev/2016-October/005062.html
[2] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk9/
[3]
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk9-dev/2016-October/005092.html
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Rgds,Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA, Dublin,Ireland
