JDK-6538914 : eliminate use of sun.reflect.annotation.* for compiler annotation proxies
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-03-26
  • Updated: 2010-11-09
  • Resolved: 2010-11-09
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6270734 - (ann) Serialized form of annotations persists objects from sun.* packages
Relates :  
JDK-6378954 - Update annotation processor to use standard Service provider mechanism
Description
In order for the OpenJDK compiler to be used as part
of an industry standard benchmark to evaluate Java SE
implementations it must not only function on an
implementation which includes sun.misc classes.
.
Comments
EVALUATION Added webrev into sa.sfbay attachment
13-01-2010
EVALUATION Fix not applied to JDK javac. For extended email thread, see asa.sfbay attachment.
12-01-2010
EVALUATION Solved by copying sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationInvocationHandler to javac and remove support for serialization of annotations.
12-04-2007