[ec] JSR 393 (Java SE 18) Specification -- DRAFT 28

[Martijn Verburg]

Hi Iris,

Had a read through, all looks good/clear.   I think the default charset
change in 18 is sensible, and should give the ecosystem prep time before 21.

Cheers,
Martijn


On Wed, 22 Dec 2021 at 05:13, Iris Clark <iris.clark at oracle.com> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> A draft of the Specification is available here:
>
>
> https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~iris/se/18/spec/draft/java-se-18-draft-spec-28/
>
> This draft includes the following:
>
>     - Spec, section 4 "Component JSR Specifications": MRs for 199 and 269
> only
>
> `   - Spec, section 5 "Features": New subsection "Preparing for
>       removal of finalization" corresponding to JEP 421
>
>     - Spec, section 7 "APIs removed": Add APIs corresponding to CSR 8273103
>
>     - Spec, section 8 "APIS proposed for removal":
>         o Remove APIs which were moved to section 7
>         o Add APIs corresponding to JEP 421 and CSRs 8275529 and 8277987
>
>     - Annexes 1 and 2: Updates based on build 28
>
>     - Annex 3:
>         o Add references to JEP 420
>
>     - Annex 4 - 11:
>         o Diffs for narrative specs (e.g. JAR File, Serialization, RMI)
> based
>           on build 28
>
>
> The next JCP milestone is PR, scheduled for January 2022.  As usual with
> milestones, we'll take a snapshot of the current Specification (without
> changebars) and submit it for publication.  I anticipate PR submission to
> the
> PMO early January, for publication later that month.
>
>
> Links to the JEP/CSR Dashboards, latest Specification, latest JavaDoc API
> and
> diffs, and latest RI binaries may be found on this page:
>
>     https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/18/spec/
>
> Thanks,
> iris
>