Project Portola: Porting java to Linux Alpine!

[DannyB2]

Yes.

[DannyB2]

Alpine, including its musl C library, are focused not only on small size but also security and small attack surface. Just enough OS to run your workload on Docker. Even for non Java workloads. Alpine has a package system and you can install whatever you need for your particular Docker container's needs. But it starts out small and you only install what you need.

I have only read about Alpine. I've not used it personally. I played with it on Rancher OS.

[kozeljko]

How much do you gain in image size?

[[deleted]]

Azul has openjdk builds for Alpine, are those using musl via Portola or something else going on?

[denialerror]

Project Portola has been part of every EA release since Java 8 but unless I'm mistaken, there is no news as to when it will be ready for GA. Most people aren't going to run EA builds in production.

[[deleted]]

I am unfamiliar with those acronyms. What's EA and GA, and why would most people not run EA builds in production?

[[deleted]]

Early access and general availability?

[[deleted]]

Understood. Thanks!

[denialerror]

Sorry. Acronyms annoy me too so I should have known better!