Bug#850921: openjfx version for openjdk 9.0

[shirish शिरीष]

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On 11/01/2017, Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg at apache.org> wrote:
> Le 11/01/2017 à 09:51, shirish शिरीष a écrit :
>
>> Looking forward to see the package which works with version 9.
>>
>> While openjdk 9 would be available around the middle of the year from
>> http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk9/
>>
>> If openjdk 9 is being provided in sid to test out things, it makes
>> sense to also provide openjfx for that as well.
>
> Hi Shirish,
>
> You are right, I plan to upgrade the openjfx package after the Stretch
> release, once the OpenJDK 9 transition starts. I don't know yet if it's
> preferable to upgrade the existing package, or create a new openjfx-9
> package.
>
> Emmanuel Bourg
>
>

I would suggest to have a new package so people who are on java 8
aren't disturbed. While people who want to test out the java 9 and
openjfx 9 can look at that direction.

As we would be hitting full-freeze tonight, if you do go that way,
then hit experimental and see if you can make a release there.

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