JEP 223: New Version-String Scheme

[Jörn Huxhorn]

I’ve found a small typo in JEP 223 / https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8061493

The line
"Security 2014/04    1.7.0_55-b13    7u55    7.6.14+13    7.5.14"
should be
"Security 2014/04    1.7.0_55-b13    7u55    7.5.14+13    7.5.14"

Is the JEP at http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/223 being kept in sync with https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8061493 or does the issue override the JEP?

What’s the status of JEP 223? Will it definitely be included in Java 9?

Latest EA gives me this:
java version "1.9.0-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.9.0-ea-b72)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.9.0-ea-b72, mixed mode)

Is there an ETA when this will be included so we can test with the new version scheme?

The "Pre-release identifiers are compared numerically when they consist only of digits, and lexicographically otherwise.” part is a bit concerning and doesn’t really adhere to the principle of least surprise.

I currently handle it this way in Comparable<MyVersion>: http://pastebin.com/7xaizUKm …but it makes me feel kind of dirty.

Wouldn’t it make more sense to just rule that pre should be compared lexicographically? I think https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8061493?focusedCommentId=13602386&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-13602386 has a very valid point.

I hope this is the proper way to discuss JEP 223. It’s not possible to just create an account for the bug tracker, right?

Cheers,
Jörn.