JDK-8087181 : Move native jimage code to its own library (maybe libjimage)
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: jlink
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2015-06-11
  • Updated: 2016-05-27
  • Resolved: 2015-09-04
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JDK 9
9 b83Fixed
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Description
The jimage refresh in JDK-8080511 has the native jimage code (needed to start the VM) in libjvm. This is temporary and needs to be refactored and moved into its own library. libjimage has been proposed so that it works similarly to libzip.
Comments
https://wiki.se.oracle.com/display/JPG/Hotspot+jimage+API
13-08-2015