> On May 27, 2019, at 3:19 AM, Martijn Verburg <martijnverb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 27 May 2019 at 11:13, Florian Weimer <fwei...@redhat.com > <mailto:fwei...@redhat.com>> wrote: > * Gil Tene: > > > root@020dc36b9046:/# java -version > > openjdk version "1.8.0_212" > > OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_212-8u212-b01-1~deb9u1-b01) > > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.212-b01, mixed mode) > > root@020dc36b9046:/# > > I wonder if the core technical issue is this: Debian stretch currently > packages OpenJDK 8 8u212-b01, when it should be packaging 8u212-b03 or > 8u212-b04 (which one isn't clear, the release announcement > <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk8u-dev/2019-April/009115.html > <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk8u-dev/2019-April/009115.html>> > was for 8u212-b03, not for 8u212-b04 or 8u212-ga). > > My understanding is that 8u212-b01 is a version identifier created by > the jdk8u project, and based on a quick check, it matches what Debian > identifies as its upstream sources (except for some stripping of system > library components). But it's not the most current release. > > It's one of the challenges, the rest of the world doesn't necessarily know > about the new `-ga` tag that we use to designate releases, so we need to go > and help them.
Let's be clear about what the new (as in "additional") -ga tag is, in order to avoid the misunderstanding (that you can see in other threads) that somehow OpenJDK has just now started declaring releases: The notion of a "-ga" tag was added recently as a convenience mechanism to help people "identify snapshots of GA releases in Mercurial history without having to know the build number of the GA release". (see https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk8u-dev/2018-October/007940.html for initial discussion). To quote from there: "For example, to obtain JDK 10.0.2 GA sources today, one issues the `hg update -r jdk-10.0.2+13` command. With the proposed enhancement, `hg update -r jdk-10.0.2-ga` could have been used." [GA and other] Releases existed long before this tag was added, and every [GA and other] Release has a known tag number. The "-ga" tag is a welcome addition, and makes it much easier (fewer steps) to find the sources for a release, as well as programmatically watch for ones to appear. > > I've also replied separately to this thread (with a meeting request) but cut > out the OpenJDK mailing lists as it's really the Debian distro list that we > should be discussing this on. > If folks feel otherwise, let me know and I'll CC these lists back in. > > Cheers, > Martijn > > > Thanks, > Florian
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