JDK-8072379 : CoreLibs: Implement jdk.Version
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: other-libs
  • Sub-Component: other
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2015-02-03
  • Updated: 2017-05-17
  • Resolved: 2016-02-03
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JDK 9
9 b105Fixed
Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8136651 - Update jdk/test/sun/misc/Version/Version.java to use jdk.Version
Blocks :  
JDK-8071334 - Investigate JAB changes required to support the version string change
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JDK-8148877 - (spec) Specify when an empty '+' is required in a version string
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JDK-8144069 - Determine correct publication for jdk.Version API
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JDK-8144062 - Move jdk.Version to java.lang.Runtime.Version
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JDK-8061493 - JEP 223: New Version-String Scheme
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JDK-8161236 - Runtime.Version.{compareTo,equals}IgnoreOpt should be renamed
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JDK-8145793 - Provide vendor-specific interpretation of a JDK version string
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JDK-8145794 - Provide Verona interpretation of historical JDK version strings
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JDK-8158155 - (spec) Runtime.Version version string is ambiguous (JEP 223)
Description
A simple JDK-specific Java API to parse, validate, and compare version strings.  A rough estimate of this API may be found in the JEP 223 description (JDK-8061493).
Comments
jdk.Version isn't a complete replacement for sun/misc/Version.java.template The former only provides a means to interpret version strings. Code which was using Version.java.template to access parts of the version string may be modified to use the new jdk.Version. According to my cursory search, there are 7 references to "sun.misc.Version" in our source: hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.h hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/misc/VM.java jdk/src/java.base/share/native/include/jvm.h jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/System.java jdk/src/jdk.jconsole/share/classes/sun/tools/jconsole/AboutDialog.java jdk/test/sun/misc/Version/Version.java I suspect that the reference in module jdk.jconsole is the interesting candidate for replacement. This change is not included in the changeset for this issue. Additional functionality provided by Version.java.template will need to be moved.
14-12-2015
Am I correct in thinking that sun/misc/Version.java.template can be removed once this change gets in? Otherwise, its functionality should moved to a more suitable internal package. I am raising this query in relation to JDK-8132928, JEP 260.
14-12-2015