Weekly/nightly builds

[John McDonnell]

Thanks Richard.

On 2 May 2013 20:01, Richard Bair <richard.bair at oracle.com> wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> Typically the way it works is that after we hit ZBB we open up the repos
> for the next release.
>
> http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones
>
> So here are the dates:
>
> M82013/09/05 Developer Preview<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#Developer_Preview>
> 2013/09/12 All Tests Run<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#All_Tests_Run>
> 2013/10/10 API/Interface Freeze<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#API_Interface_Freeze>
> 2013/10/24 Zero Bug Bounce<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#Zero_Bug_Bounce>
> 2013/11/21 Rampdown phase 2<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#Rampdown_phase_2>
> M92014/01/23 Final Release Candidate<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#Final_Release_Candidate>
> GA2014/03/18 General Availability<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#General_Availability>
>
>
> So the ZBB (Zero Bug Bounce -- see the link for a definition) is in the
> latter part of October. I would expect that around then we would open up
> the 8update repos for JavaFX. Now, JavaFX is a bit different than the JDK
> in that the JDK cannot add new features in update releases (because all API
> in the actual JavaSE platform must be JCP approved, but we've not yet been
> JCP standardized so we can add API in updates). Because of this, we
> probably won't start working on Java 9 versions of FX until after we've
> done one or two update releases first.
>
> I'm not entirely sure about planning for Java 9 (or Java 8 updates for FX
> features) and how we're going to do that. I suspect that each individual
> team / owner will look at features & Tweaks in JIRA + anything they've been
> wanting to get done, figure out what they think they can do, and target
> those issues. Of course anybody outside Oracle that wants a specific
> feature / tweak / bug fixed for the update release that didn't get done in
> the 8 release (lombard) should raise those issues (in JIRA or this list)
> and lobby to get them included. It is usually easier to accommodate earlier
> in the release rather than later, so it makes sense to start getting that
> done earlier.
>
> Basically when the repo opens in October or thereabouts we should know
> what it is we'll be doing so we can get started, so I expect the rough
> planning to get started relatively soon.
>
> One thing I want to see done (for example) for the 8 update is to have an
> OpenGLNode or NativeSurfaceNode or something along those lines so that if
> you are doing your own D3D / OpenGL you can have a way to send those raw
> commands down to the graphics card but still have your node composited in
> the scene graph.
>
> Richard
>
> On May 2, 2013, at 9:13 AM, John McDonnell <mcdonnell.john at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Quick question on the road map then for JavaFX as we move into and through
> 8 and towards 9...
>
> With JavaFX8 being feature complete by 23/5/13, and a GA release scheduled
> for 18/3/14, most of the team I assume will be fixing bugs after M7 but
> with the window between Feature Complete and GA being so large when
> "roughly" will resources be move onto JavaFX 9?
>
> Also when will decisions on features to be included for FX9?
>
> John
>
>
> On 2 May 2013 17:04, Richard Bair <richard.bair at oracle.com> wrote:
>
>> Sadly, yes.
>>
>> On May 2, 2013, at 8:46 AM, Knut Arne Vedaa <knut.arne.vedaa at broadpark.no>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Just a quick related question. According to the new schedule, well
>> let's just paste it here:
>> >
>> > 2012/04/26    M1
>> > 2012/06/14    M2
>> > 2012/08/02    M3
>> > 2012/09/13    M4
>> > 2012/11/29    M5
>> > 2013/01/31    M6
>> > 2013/05/23    M7      Feature Complete
>> > 2013/09/05    M8      Developer Preview
>> > 2014/01/23    M9      Final Release Candidate
>> > 2014/03/18    GA      General Availability
>> >
>> > According to it, JDK 8 should be "feature complete" three weeks from
>> now. Does this hold for JavaFX 8 as well?
>> >
>> >
>> > Knut Arne Vedaa
>> >
>> >
>> > Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>> >> Weekly builds are available here: https://jdk8.java.net/download.html
>> >>
>> >> -- Kevin
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Robert Krüger wrote:
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> sorry if this is an FAQ but I could not find the answer to this in the
>> >>> Wiki.
>> >>>
>> >>> Are there nightly oder weekly or other builds of OpenJFX one can
>> download
>> >>> or do I have to build it from source to test OpenJFX 8?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> Robert
>> >>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> John
>
>
>


-- 
John