Hi Roger, I closed the issue as "Delivered" as you suggested:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8214454 I hope all is well now. I am still finding my way in this process. Thanks, Thomas On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 3:28 PM Roger Riggs <roger.ri...@oracle.com> wrote: > > Hi Thomas, > > The updates to the release note look fine. > Usually they are brief, containing just enough information to quickly > recognize the function and feature that has changed. > The complete information can be found in the original Jira issue. > > Sorry about the lack of an external release note guide, one is needed. > Release notes use Markdown making them a bit more readable. > Looking at release notes from any prior release [1] will give you a good idea > as to the typical scope and wording. > > Closing the release note as "Delivered" marks it ready for an > editorial pass made before the release notes are published > with the GA release. > > Thanks, Roger > > [1] > https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/11-relnote-issues-5012449.html > > > On 11/30/2018 01:23 AM, Thomas Stüfe wrote: > > Hi all, > > I updated the Release note, please have a look. > > Note that the linked style guide under [3] was not accessible to me > outside Oracle. So I did my best by mimicking the release notes Iris > send me. > > Especially, it was not clear to me if we should clearly mark > experimental features as such. > > Cheers, Thomas > On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 8:54 PM Roger Riggs <roger.ri...@oracle.com> wrote: > > Hi Thomas, > > We'll also need a retroactive CSR for JDK 12 to change its status in JDK 12 > to be documented. > Can you take a swing at that? > On the Jira issue[2] there is a "More" menu with a 'Create CSR' button. > It comes pre-filled with a template that should be pretty straightforward to > fill out. > > A CSR will also be needed for JDK 11 (pretty much a copy). > In the compatibility section, point out that it does not change the default. > > I created a draft release note for JDK 12 [1]. > Please review and comment or edit it directly with suggestions. > > Thanks, Roger > > [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8214454 > [2] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8212828 > > > On 11/28/2018 11:56 AM, Thomas Stüfe wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 5:39 PM Alan Bateman <alan.bate...@oracle.com> wrote: > > On 28/11/2018 15:36, Thomas Stüfe wrote: > > Hi all, > > I would like to have this patch in 11u too, so I just did a 11u > downport request. > > Our agreement was that launchMechanism=POSIX_SPAWN would stay as > optional non-default value for jdk12, and at the start of JDK13 > development we would switch the default to posix_spawn. > > I would like to see this non-default-but-possible-to-set option in 11u > too, just to broaden the test surface. We'd get more testers that way. > > What do you think, does that make sense? > > It would be nice to have gotten feedback from people trying it out with > JDK 12 EA builds but I don't know if that is possible. > > If it is backported then a CSR will be required as it will be adding a > new supported value. A release note or other documentation updates might > be needed too. > > Oh, you are right. Do we have a release note/documentation for jdk12? > > ..Thomas > > -Alan > > >
