JDK 12 build 22 is now available at : - jdk.java.net/12/

[Rory O'Donnell]

Hi Benedikt,

*NOTE:- *The JDK 12 schedule <http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/12/>
rampdown phase 1 of the release is coming up in a few weeks on Dec. 13,
2018.

**

*JDK 12 Early Access build 22 **is now available **at : - jdk.java.net/12/*

* Release Note updates since last email *
*
o Build 21 - Deprecating the default keytool -keyalg value
(JDK-8212003)
o Build 21 - Change to X25519 and X448 encoded private key format
(JDK-8213363)
o Build 20 - New command-line flag for more extensive error
reporting in crash logs  (JDK-8211845)
o Build 20 -Initial Value of user.timezone System Property Changed
(JDK-8185496)

* JEPs proposed for JDK 12 :
o JEP 189: Shenandoah: A Low-Pause-Time Garbage
Collector(Experimental) <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/189>
o JEP 334: JVM Constants API <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/334>
o JEP 344: Abortable Mixed Collections for G1
<http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/344>
o JEP 346: Promptly Return Unused Committed Memory from G1
<http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/346>

* JEPs targeted to JDK 12, so far
o JEP 230: Microbenchmark Suite <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/230>
o JEP 325: Switch Expressions (Preview)
<http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/325>
o JEP 326: Raw String Literals (Preview)
<http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/326>
o JEP 340: One AArch64 Port, Not Two
<http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/340>
o JEP 341: Default CDS Archives <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/341>

Rgds,Rory