JDK-8054898 : Avoid creation of empty type info files
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: jdk.nashorn
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2014-08-12
  • Updated: 2015-01-21
  • Resolved: 2014-08-12
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Description
Optimistic type info persistence currently creates files for empty type maps. This results in thousands of empty files being created in `ant test262`, so much that `ant clean` can take a long time to remove the files.

We shouldn't create files for empty type maps.