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Dani set https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=493761 for M7.  I asked on the bug if there is any chance to get that done in time for M6.  Next week is Equinox/Eclipse ramp down week for M6 so it may be tight to get something done.

Tom
 
 
 
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The flag was changed from "-addmods" to "--add-modules" (see [1]). I don't quite understand the difference, but I believe that it has something to do with making it ignorable by other JVMs (I tried to summarize Tom's thoughts on the topic in the meeting minutes). Adding the flag for testing purposes is simple enough; it is, however, disappointing that they've stopped producing an installer-free JDK (the latest one that I can find is Build 158 on Jan 3/2017 [2]).

Tom, is the Equinox update likely to make it into Oxygen M6?

Wayne

[1] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=493761#c26
[2] https://jdk9.java.net/jigsaw/

 
On 02/03/17 02:08 AM, Ed Merks wrote:

Wayne,

Because it fails.  I didn't try https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=493761#c9 and I assume that makes it work, though not on all VM implementations and versions.  It's also a hassle that it's distributed (by Oracle) as a *.exe that installs it.   I tried these complicated setups for an older version and that worked:

  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1619662/how-can-i-get-the-latest-jre-jdk-as-a-zip-file-rather-than-exe-or-msi-installe

But when I tried to repeat that yesterday for the latest download, Firefox complained that the 64 bit Windows exe contained a virus and the above steps didn't work on the downloaded result.

At this point I really don't want to run the Java installer and have Java 9 ending up being the system default (if that's what really happens when it's installed) or that the installer removes older versions (as the installer tends to do). 

Presumably the Equinox launcher will be improved soon. 

From the notes I see one of the questions is, why can't the June release already include Java 9 (beta) support?   If some last minute problem arises that can't make it into Oxygen.0, a respin like the one for Neon in October could be produced, affecting only the projects that leverage Java 9 features (and the folks that produce packages and catalogs)...


On 01.03.2017 19:34, Wayne Beaton wrote:

Why can't we currently test running on Java 9? I've been doing it for months.

Wayne

 
On 01/03/17 08:56 AM, Ed Merks wrote:

Thomas,

Thanks for being clear on that issue.  Support for compiling and developing Java 9 falls primarily on JDT (I assume/guess).  But support for running the IDE itself on Java 9 and making sure that works correctly is a burden that falls on us all.  Given we can't currently even test that, it seems to me it's not a great idea plan that way.   Like you, I don't feel comfortable planning an Oxygen release date around a Java release date.  More flexible and less risky in my opinion would be an Oxygen.0a  update that could respin primarily any JDT updates that are needed and would not be so much focused on the statement that the IDE itself will run on top of Java 9.  I.e., more along the line of what Nick is suggesting...

 
On 01.03.2017 14:48, Thomas Watson wrote:
Bug 493761 needs to be fixed for Oxygen.0.  The issue of launching the Eclipse platform on Java 9 is different than having the support for compiling and developing Java 9 classes.
 
I worry about delaying Oxygen.0 to align with Java 9 release because I can easily see the Java 9 release getting delayed again.  I would not want to hold up Oxygen.0 for that.

Tom
 
 
 
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I'm not sure the current of being able to run with Java 9, let alone supporting its features well in JDT:

 

  https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=493761

 

I assume this must be fixed in a general way that works regardless of whether Java 9 is actually used or not and regardless of the JVM implementation provider.  Is it hopeful that this will be addressed in time that we may all test the state of Java 9? 

 

Does it really make sense to plan the whole release schedule around this assumption?  And as Marc suggests, is planning a release during the high vacation season a good plan?

 

 
On 28.02.2017 18:51, Marc Khouzam wrote:

+1

Considering the dates are so close between Oxygen.0 and Java 9,

I think having an extra release is more hassle for adopters than it is worth.

So waiting for Java 9 is a good plan for Oxygen.0.

 

One drawback I see is that more people will be on vacation at that time,

but with proper planning, it should not be a problem.

 

Marc

 

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+1 for moving the Oxygen.0 release to the JDK9 release date.
Would make things for adopters of that release easier, too.

Cheers,
-Martin



> Note that I've added a biggie to the list: with all the talk about having an extra release to coincide with the Java 9 release, we've neglected to ask why we need a release in both June and July. The Java 9 release date (which by all accounts is pretty stable) is about a month after our planned Oxygen date. Is there any reason why we shouldn't just move the Oxygen.0 date (other than "we've always done it that way") ?
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