Release Date
Deliverables
- A replacement for the OpenJDK version 8, 10 Virtual Machine and partial replacement of the class library
- Addition of compatibility with OpenJDK v10
- Additional platform support, including Windows and AIX
- Performance enhancements for key / typical use cases
- Direct dump reader support for x/p/z Linux and Windows
- Signal handling support such as for CTRL-C
- Bug fixes
Compatibility
The aim is to provide a fully featured VM compatible with the Java Platform, Standard Edition for versions 8, 10.
Target Environments
In addition to x/p/z Linux supported by the previous release, support for the following platform is added:
- Windows (Microsoft supported versions) for Java 8 compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and cygwin
- Windows (Microsoft supported versions) for Java 9, 10 compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and cygwin
- AIX support for AIX 7.1 TL4 or later compiled with xlc 13.1.3