Automate download of new JDK Early Access Releases

[Reto Merz]

Hello Rory,

The b115 changelog (http://download.java.net/java/jdk9/changes/jdk-9+115.html) does not contain JDK-8153736.
So I think it is already known and just the page (was) out-of-date.
The page is now updated and says "This bug was found in b113.".

Can you give any hint how we can automatically detect and download new Oracle JDK EA releases ?
I assume that we are not the first company which wants to automate this.

Best Regards
Reto Merz


> On 26/04/2016 14:15, Rory O'Donnell wrote:
> 
> Hi Reto ,
> 
> On 26/04/2016 11:34, Reto Merz wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is there a easy way to programmatically/automatic detect new JDK Early
> > Access Releases and download it ?
> You need to manually accept the license before downloading can begin.
> > We perform automated SmokeTest with EA releases (JDK 8 and JDK 9).
> > At the moment, someone must manually check if a new EA release is
> > available and download it. We want to automate this.
> Would you like to have your project listed here ?
> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/quality/Quality+Outreach
> >
> > And btw. the page"https://jdk9.java.net/download/"  is bit out of date. It
> says:
> >
> > "Web Start NPE Bug:
> > [..] is expected to be fixed in b115. "
> >
> > The b115 release still crash with a NPE (JDK-8153736).
> 
> Could you log a bug for this, it may be a new issue ?
> 
> Rgds,Rory
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Reto Merz
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Rgds,Rory O'Donnell
> Quality Engineering Manager
> Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland