Release 1.7.3 of the Checker Framework and Type Annotations Compiler

[Jonathan Burke]

We have released a new version of the Type Annotations (JSR 308) compiler,

the Checker Framework, and the Eclipse plugin for the Checker Framework.

 * The Type Annotations compiler supports the type annotation syntax that is

   planned for a future version of the Java language.

 * The Checker Framework lets you create and/or run pluggable type-checkers,

   in order to detect and prevent bugs in your code.  

 * The Eclipse plugin makes it more convenient to run the Checker Framework.

You can find documentation and download links for these projects at:

http://types.cs.washington.edu/jsr308/

Changes to the Checker Framework

Fixes for Issues 210, 253, 280, 288.

Manual:
  Improved discussion of checker guarantees.

Maven Plugin:
  Added option useJavacOutput to display exact compiler output.

Eclipse Plugin:
  Added the Format String Checker to the list of built-in checkers.

Changes to the Type Annotations Compiler

Base build
  Updated to OpenJDK 9 dev/langtools and type-annotations/langtools as of 30 Jan 2014.