We have been working to convert 9-dev to build with the current JDK 9 preview. This has been a significant undertaking, and will result in a cleaner, safer build, but will also require changes by all developers.
TIMELINE Tuesday Nov 1 - monster webrev will be posed for review Monday Nov 7 - review comment are due, change will be merged into mainline, though this may be delayed by circumstances till Tuesday ACTIONS to get ready, download and install * [1] Gradle 3.0+ (3.1 would be a good choice) * [2] JDK 9 preview build 142 + It probably makes sense to keep the older Gradle 2.11+ around for a bit, as 3.0 will not work until the conversion. The current repo works properly with JIGSAW_HOME set to JDK9 build 142+ More emails will be sent that highlight the direct impacts to developers (for example jfxrt.jar will not longer be around). This commit will resolve the JBS [3] JDK-8161704: Switch to Jigsaw-aware boot JDK for compiling FX 9 [1] https://gradle.org/gradle-download/ [2] https://jdk9.java.net/download/ [3] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8161704 -- David Hill<[email protected]> Java Embedded Development "A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world." -- George Santayana (1863 - 1952)
