Hi Florian,
Early Access build for JDK 8u72 b05 <http://jdk8.java.net/download.html> is available on java.net, summary of changes are listed here. <http://download.java.net/jdk8u72/changes/jdk8u72-b05.html?q=download/jdk8u72/changes/jdk8u72-b05.html>
Early Access build for JDK 9 b88 <https://jdk9.java.net/download/> is available on java.net, summary of changes are listed here <http://download.java.net/jdk9/changes/jdk9-b88.html?q=download/jdk9/changes/jdk9-b88.html>.
Early Access build for JDK 9 with Project Jigsaw b86 <https://jdk9.java.net/jigsaw/> is available on java.net.
Changes for JDK 9 with Project Jigsaw b86 : - * New options for the jdeps tool: -genmoduleinfo to generate draft module-info.java files, and -ct to do a compile-time analysis of references (i.e., follow all references leaving all classes in each referenced JAR file) rather than the default run-time analysis (which only follows references leaving referenced classes). * jlink no longer does service binding by default. * Class::getPackage fixed to return null for array types, primitives, and void (bug reported by Chris Newland). * Improved messages in IllegalAccessExceptions thrown by core reflection. * java -verbose now works with -Xpatch . * The special token ALL-SYSTEM can be used with the -addmods option to add all system modules. * New methods Module::{addUses,canUse}, which are dynamic equivalents of service-use clauses in module declarations. Rgds, Rory -- Rgds,Rory O'Donnell Quality Engineering Manager Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland