Early Access build for JDK 9 b27 is available on java.net

[Martijn Verburg]

Hi Rory,

Thanks for sharing - I've been following the jdk9-dev list closely and it's
probably fair to say that folks might want  to wait one extra week if they
are building OpenJDK itself.  There was a lot of dust flying from the build
script changes and it'll probably be 3-4 days before all of those issues
get filed and fixed.

Cheers,
Martijn


On 22 August 2014 09:52, Rory O'Donnell Oracle, Dublin Ireland <
rory.odonnell at oracle.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Early Access build for JDK 9 b27 <https://jdk9.java.net/download/>  is
> available on java.net, summary of changes here <
> http://www.java.net/download/jdk9/changes/jdk9-b27.html>
>
> I'd also like to use this opportunity to point you to ongoing work in
> OpenJDK on Project Jigsaw.
>
>     - JDK 9's source code is now modular: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/
> pipermail/jdk9-dev/2014-August/001220.html
>
>     - Mark Reinhold's post providing some context is available on his
> blog: http://mreinhold.org/blog/jigsaw-phase-two
>
>     - The first two Project Jigsaw JEPs have been posted at
> http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/200 & http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/201 .
>
> You can also track the progress on the JEPs in the JDK Bug System now -
> the corresponding JBS issue for JEP 201 is https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/
> browse/JDK-8051619 , for example.
>
> Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome on the jigsaw-dev mailing
> list. (If you haven’t already subscribed to that list then please do so
> first, otherwise your message will be discarded as spam.)
>
> Rgds,Rory
>
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> Rgds,Rory O'Donnell
> Quality Engineering Manager
> Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland
>
>