Changes/jdk12

java-openjdk JDK12

Summary

Update rolling package of java-openjdk to JDK12

Owner

• Name: Jiri Vanek
• Email: jvanek@redhat.coom
• Release notes ticket: N/A

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 30
• Last updated: 2019-02-26
• Tracker bug: #1661690
• Release notes tracker: N/A
• 2019-02-26: done

Detailed Description

Update the non-system JDK in Fedora to latest version - 12

• https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/12/ is going to be released in March

Compatibility for JDK code is good to JDK11, but can have issues to JDK8

Benefit to Fedora

Provides the latest JDK version to developers and system administrators.

Scope

• Proposal owners: jvanek

• Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Release engineering: N/A

• List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

* users of java-1.8.0-openjdk will be unaffected
* users of java-11-openjdk will be unaffected
* users of java-openjdk - which ci snow JDK11, will automatically receive  JDK12
* Those three JDKs can coexists

How To Test

• install and play with your applications

User Experience

Developers and system administrators will have the great benefit or running the latest JDK version.

Dependencies

N/A

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: next to java-openjdk install java-11-openjdk and/or java-1.8.0-openjdk

• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
• Blocks product? product: N/A

Documentation

https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/12/