JDK-8185582 : Update Zip implementation to use Cleaner, not finalizers
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util.jar
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2017-07-31
  • Updated: 2020-09-09
  • Resolved: 2017-12-11
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10 b36Fixed
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Description
The zip API and implementation relies on finalization to close file descriptors and cleanup streams and native resources.

Finalization has been deprecated and zip should remove its dependence on finalization.