All,
The jfx27u repo [1] is now open for JavaFX 27.0.1 backports (the October
2026 CPU release), with approval from one of the project leads. The
general criteria is that we want to backport fixes for regressions
introduced in JavaFX 27, third-party library updates, and a limited
number of other important bug fixes. In most cases we'd like to see the
fix "bake" in the mainline for a while before being backported to jfx27u.
NOTE: Only those fixes that will NOT be backported to the jfx27 [2]
stabilization branch are candidates for backporting to jfx27u. A
backport intended for the JavaFX 27 code line will go into either the
jfx27 branch (for the GA release of JavaFX 27) or the jfx27u repo (for a
JavaFX 27.0.x update release), not both.
We use a similar procedure for making the request and noting the
approval as is used by the JDK updates releases -- by using JBS labels
to request a backport and indicate approval or rejection.
Here is the procedure:
1. If you are not sure whether something is a good candidate for
backporting, ask on the mailing list or in the PR you want to backport.
2. Create the backport PR for jfx27u, either manually or using the
"/backport" command. You can use Skara's "/approval" command to request
approval. Skara will not mark a jfx27u PR as ready until approved.
Let Johan or me know if you have any questions.
Thanks.
-- Kevin
[1] https://github.com/openjdk/jfx27u
[2] https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/tree/jfx27
