Bug ID: JDK-6765774 new launcher behavior in jdk 7 b38

JDK-6765774 : new launcher behavior in jdk 7 b38

Type: Bug
Component: tools
Sub-Component: launcher
Affected Version: 7,7u6

Priority: P3
Status: Resolved
Resolution: Future Project
OS: generic,linux
CPU: generic,arm

Submitted: 2008-10-30
Updated: 2014-11-25
Resolved: 2014-03-13

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JDK 9
9Resolved

Related Reports

Blocks :	JDK-6823296 - (reflect) getDeclaredMethod, getMethod, getDeclaredField, getField cause many classes to be loaded
Relates :	JDK-6856415 - Enabling java security manager will make programe thrown wrong exception ( main method not found )
Relates :	JDK-6823296 - (reflect) getDeclaredMethod, getMethod, getDeclaredField, getField cause many classes to be loaded
Relates :	JDK-6968053 - (launcher) hide exceptions under certain launcher failures

Description

There is a class with no "main" method and a reference to another, nonexistent class.
When attempting to start JVM using the referencing class as initial:

b37 complains about missing "main" method
b38 complains about missing referenced class

Which behaviour is correct?

Comments

We really can't do anything in the launcher until JDK-6823296 is fixed, so closing for now.
13-03-2014
Same fix version as the jbs it depends on: https://jbs.oracle.com/bugs/browse/JDK-6823296
20-12-2012
SUGGESTED FIX The a suitable fix is to use getDeclaredMethods and iterate through the methods to find a main to get the diagnostic information we are looking for.
30-10-2008
EVALUATION Its not clear what the behaviour should be, whether NoSuchMethod or some class initialization, regardless the underpinning problem here is that it is that getDeclaredMethods or getDeclaredMethod causes undesirable extra class loading. And this bug and how we present the error to the user is dependent on the resolution of 6823296.
30-10-2008