Update on JDK 8 builds and release candidate status

[David P. Caldwell]

Here's a bug report for b129. Mac OS X 10.8.5, although I doubt this is platform-dependent.

DecimalFormatTest.java
public class DecimalFormatTest {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		System.out.println("java.version: " + System.getProperty("java.version"));
		System.out.println("85.55 rounded to one digit: " + new java.text.DecimalFormat("##.#").format(85.55));
	}
}

DecimalFormatTest.sh
#!/bin/bash
javac -source 1.6 -target 1.6 $(dirname $0)/DecimalFormatTest.java
/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java DecimalFormatTest
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java DecimalFormatTest
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_45.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java DecimalFormatTest
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java DecimalFormatTest
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -version
uname -a

Output:
$ ./DecimalFormatTest.sh
warning: [options] bootstrap class path not set in conjunction with -source 1.6
1 warning
java.version: 1.6.0_65
85.55 rounded to one digit: 85.6
java.version: 1.7.0_25
85.55 rounded to one digit: 85.6
java.version: 1.7.0_45
85.55 rounded to one digit: 85.6
java.version: 1.8.0
85.55 rounded to one digit: 85.5
java version "1.8.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-b129)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.0-b69, mixed mode)
Darwin mabosdcaldwell-m1.corp.local 12.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

The DecimalFormat specification says it should use HALF_EVEN as the rounding mode. The getRoundingMode() method for the DecimalFormat (examined in debugger) does in fact return HALF_EVEN, but the output is incorrect.

-- David P. Caldwell
http://www.davidpcaldwell.com/

On Feb 4, 2014, at 9:31 AM, Mathias Axelsson <mathias.axelsson at oracle.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to give you an update on the below. We've promoted b128 and this
> is the first release candidate build of JDK 8. b128 is available on
> java.net [1] so you can download it and try it out.
> 
> I'll continue to monitor incoming bugs. If a showstopper bug shows up that
> is deemed critical for the JDK 8 release then we'll have to create a new
> build to include it.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Mathias Axelsson, Oracle JDK Release Manager
> 
> [1] https://jdk8.java.net/download.html
> 
> On 31 jan 2014, at 12:55, Mathias Axelsson <mathias.axelsson at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> It's been a while since my last update so I wanted to give you an update on
>> where we are.
>> 
>> Focus has been on getting the final RI (Reference Implementation) build for
>> the Java SE 8 specification completed and ready. The current RI build is
>> b126 [1] and unless any TCK blockers shows up, this build will be the RI
>> for Java SE 8.
>> 
>> With the RI build in place focus has now shifted to get the remaining
>> showstopper fixes for JDK 8 into the master. We had a number of fixes lined
>> up and got them integrated earlier this week so that we could do a new
>> promoted build (b127). This build will be posted on java.net [2] shortly.
>> 
>> b127 is not a release candidate build as there are still a few critical
>> issues that must be fixed and integrated. I'm following up on the bugs on a
>> daily basis and hope we can cut the first release candidate of JDK 8
>> shortly.
>> 
>> I will send out an update once we have a release candidate build of JDK 8.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Mathias Axelsson, Oracle JDK 8 Release Manager
>> 
>> 
>> [1] https://jdk8.java.net/java-se-8-ri/
>> 
>> [2] https://jdk8.java.net/download.html
>> 
>