JDK-8005252 : pack200 should support MethodParameters
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util.jar
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • Submitted: 2012-12-19
  • Updated: 2017-05-17
  • Resolved: 2013-01-15
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JDK 8
8 b75Fixed
Related Reports
Cloners :  
JDK-8008262 - pack200 should support MethodParameters - part 2
Duplicate :  
JDK-8005630 - test/tools/pack200/AttributeTests.java needs to be updated to implement visitMethodParameters
Relates :  
JDK-8004727 - Add compiler support for parameter reflection
Relates :  
JDK-8005659 - Add tools/pack200/AttributeTests.java to exclude list (ProblemList.txt) until pack200 updated to support method parameters
Description
MethodParameters attribute is being added to the JVM Specificiation, 
and javac will produce this in the class files, Pack200 needs
to support the new class file changes and  this new attribute.

The specification is at:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~abuckley/8misc.pdf

The webrev for javac is here:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~coleenp/JDK-8004727/
Comments
verified in b85
12-04-2013
In the interim to support this in pack200 one can use the following options: pack200 --method-attribute=MethodParameters=NB[RUHI] ...
19-12-2012