JDK 20: First Release Candidate

[Volker Simonis]

Thanks for the clarification Mark.

Best regards,
Volker

Mark Reinhold <mark.reinhold at oracle.com> schrieb am Di., 28. Feb. 2023,
00:41:

> 2023/2/24 9:37:55 -0800, volker.simonis at gmail.com:
> > Just a quick question on the Vector API which has been incubated four
> times
> > in JDK 16 to 19. There's no new incubating version in 20 although the
> > Vector API module is still in the sources [1]. Does this mean that the
> > Vector API has been abandoned (and if yes, why is it still in the
> sources)
> > or do you plan a new incubating/preview/final version for JDK 21?
>
> Thanks for pointing this out.
>
> The Vector API is re-incubating in JDK 20, and there should be a JEP for
> it.  Due to an honest misunderstanding, however, the JEP’s owner, Paul
> Sandoz, didn’t submit one.
>
> To rectify this situation Paul has submitted a re-incubation JEP [1].
> We’ll run it through the JEP process retroactively.
>
> (As an Incubator Module, the Vector API is a JDK-specific feature that’s
>  not part of the Java Platform Specification, so no action by the JCP is
>  required.)
>
> - Mark
>
>
> [1] https://openjdk.org/jeps/8303262
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