Maintenance Review of Java SE 8 Platform JSR (337)

[Andrew Herrick]

will this result in a new specification version for java, and if so, 
what will the version be ?
(system property java.specification.version)

/Andy

On 10/29/2014 1:16 PM, Iris Clark wrote:
> A small number of critical issues in the Java SE 8 Platform (JSR 337) [0]
> have been identified.  To resolve them earlier than Java SE 9, Oracle
> plans to conduct a Maintenance Review [1] for the following updates:
>
>    - The initialization algorithm for classes and interfaces should be
>      updated to consider static and default methods in interfaces [2,3]
>
>    - Certain debugging APIs should support static and default methods in
>      interfaces [4]
>
>    - Overload resolution in the Java language should be clarified with
>      respect to lambda expressions [5,6]
>
> Oracle will initiate the Maintenance Review in December and aim for
> completion in early 2015.  After the Maintenance Review has completed, and
> assuming the Maintenance Review Ballot succeeds, Oracle will produce a
> Maintenance Release [7] of JSR 337 which includes an updated
> Specification, RI, and TCK.  We expect the Maintenance Release around the
> same time as JDK 8 Update 40 [8], Spring 2015.
>
> Thanks,
> iris
>
> [0] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/spec/
> [1] https://jcp.org/en/procedures/jcp2#5.2
> [2] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8043188
> [3] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8043190
> [4] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8042123
> [5] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8037788
> [6] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8042344
> [7] https://jcp.org/en/procedures/jcp2#5.3
> [8] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8u/releases/8u40.html