The Launch-Time JRE Version Selection or the Multiple JRE Launcher feature is deprecated in JDK 8u40.

The -XX:+CheckEndorsedAndExtDirs command-line option is supported in JDK 8u40 and later releases. any platform-specific system-wide extension directory contains any JAR files.$/lib/ext contains any JAR files excluding the ones that JDK ships or.or system property is set to alter the default location or.It will fail if any of the following conditions is true: To help identify any existing uses of these mechanisms, the -XX:+CheckEndorsedAndExtDirs command-line option is available. Existing applications using the 'endorsed-standards override' or 'extension' mechanisms are recommended to migrate away from using these mechanisms. The endorsed-standards override mechanism and the extension mechanism are deprecated and may be removed in future releases.

Multiple entry points are supported for self-contained applications, which enables a suite of products to be bundled into the same application package.

See Customizing JVM Options in Self-Contained Applications. The new settings are used the next time the application is started.

The UserJvmOptionsService API is available for altering JVM options in self-contained applications.

See Associating Files with a Self-Contained Application.

File associations can be set up when a self-contained application is installed so that the operating system automatically runs the application for registered file extensions or MIME types.

See Passing Arguments to a Self-Contained Application. Default arguments are defined when the package is created, which can be overridden by the user when the application is started.

Command-line arguments can be passed to self-contained applications.

JDK 8u40 release contains the following enhancements to the Java Packager: For more information, see JRE Expiration Date. After either condition is met (new release becoming available or expiration date reached), the JRE will provide additional warnings and reminders to users to update to the newer version. This JRE (version 8u40) will expire with the release of the next critical patch update scheduled for April 14, 2015.įor systems unable to reach the Oracle Servers, a secondary mechanism expires this JRE (version 8u40) on May 14, 2015. Critical patch updates, which contain security vulnerability fixes, are announced one year in advance on Critical Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Third Party Bulletin. The JRE expires whenever a new release with security vulnerability fixes becomes available. JRE Security Baseline (Full Version String)įor more information about security baselines, see Deploying Java Applets With Family JRE Versions in Java Plug-in for Internet Explorer.

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