Bug ID: JDK-6234127 AMD64: java -client -version shows Error message with windows-amd64

Type: Enhancement
Component: tools
Sub-Component: launcher
Affected Version: 6

Priority: P3
Status: Closed
Resolution: Fixed
OS: windows_2003
CPU: x86

Submitted: 2005-03-01
Updated: 2017-05-16
Resolved: 2005-09-17

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JDK 6
6 b53Fixed

JDK            : tiger, mustang
JDK binary type: windows-amd64

When running "java -client -version" on Windows AMD64 with windows-amd64 jdk, it shows " Error: client VM not supported"

"-client" flags should be silently ignored and the server VM should be used for both Linux and Windows amd64 bundles. For example, linux-amd64, "java -client -version" shows:
dtftest@opteron001:/export/jdk/b25/linux-amd64/jdk1.6.0> bin/java -client -version
java version "1.6.0-ea"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-ea-b25)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.6.0-ea-b25, mixed mode)
###@###.### 2005-3-01 01:04:50 GMT

SUGGESTED FIX src/windows/bin/amd64>sccs sccsdiff -r1.1 -r1.2 jvm.cfg ------- jvm.cfg ------- 20c20 < -client ERROR --- > -client IGNORE src/windows/bin/ia64>sccs sccsdiff -r1.3 -r1.4 jvm.cfg ------- jvm.cfg ------- 20c20 < -client ERROR --- > -client IGNORE

12-09-2005

EVALUATION Bug 4942878 made "-client" a no-op on unix 64-bit platforms with only the server vm. It is sensible to extend this policy to 64-bit windows platforms with only the server vm. ###@###.### 2005-03-08 18:31:35 GMT

08-03-2005

Relates :	JDK-6234731 - Javadoc doesn't give enough details on 64bit VM behavior(sol/win/lin) for different options.
Relates :	JDK-4942878 - Don't make "java -client" be an error on 64-bit platforms
Relates :	JDK-6577429 - java -d64 should work consistently (inconsistent behavior on windows-amd64)