FYI I migrated most (around 20 of 30) of the Apache Commons build on github from 16-EA to 16. I don't expect any issues, I hope.
Gary On Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 12:57 Rick Hillegas <rick.hille...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Rory, > > For the record, the Derby build/test cycle found no problems with the GA > JDK 16: > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-7088?focusedCommentId=17303571&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-17303571 > > Thanks, > -Rick > > On 3/16/21 7:54 AM, Rory O'Donnell wrote: > > > > Hi Rick, > > > > *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/> > > > > > >
