JDK-6855069 : rmic should support v51 class files.
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.rmi
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2009-06-25
  • Updated: 2012-03-22
  • Resolved: 2009-07-17
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JDK 7
7 b64Fixed
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Duplicate :  
JDK-6860079 - CORBA : rmic should be updated to jdk 7 class version
Description
rmic should support v51 class files. JDK is switching (soon) to use v51 class files by default.

From jdk/src/share/classes/sun/tools/java/RuntimeConstants.java

   int JAVA_MAX_SUPPORTED_VERSION   = 50; 

50 should be raised to 51.

There are no changes in v51 class files at this point (except for the proposed module-info.class files being developed in Project Jigsaw) so raising the limit is currently a safe operation.
Comments
EVALUATION changing 50 to 51 is trivial, but we should update the file for invokedynamic at the same time.
29-06-2009