JDK-8043965 : Xverify:remote description is wrong
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: docs
  • Sub-Component: tools
  • Affected Version: 8,9
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2014-05-26
  • Updated: 2017-03-04
  • Resolved: 2014-09-22
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JDK 8
8u40Fixed
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Description
The description of the "Xverify:remote" option is incorrect. It needs to be fixed in JDK8 and also for future releases. 

=== wrong text
remote

Verify only those classes that are loaded remotely over the network. This is the default behavior if you do not specify the -Xverify option.
===

=== suggested new text
remote

Verify those classes that are not loaded by the bootstrap class loader. This is the default behavior if you do not specify the -Xverify option.
===

JDK 8 documentation links:

[ Non-Standard Options ]

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/windows/java.html#BABHDABI

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/java.html#BABHDABI

JDK 9 documentation links:

[ Non-Standard Options ]

http://download.java.net/jdk9/docs/technotes/tools/windows/java.html#BABHDABI

http://download.java.net/jdk9/docs/technotes/tools/unix/java.html#BABHDABI

These were the only instances of the incorrect text I could find, but there may be other documents that require fixing.

Comments
Proposed text looks fine from a docs/grammatical perspective. Will plan on using it as the fix.
18-09-2014

8u40 man pages freeze Sept 26, 2014. Will resolve by Sept 19th.
10-09-2014