JDK-8135198 : Add -XX:VMOptionsFile support to JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS and _JAVA_OPTIONS
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2015-09-08
  • Updated: 2017-05-17
  • Resolved: 2016-01-11
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JDK 9
9 b105Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8061999 - Enhance VM option parsing to allow options to be specified in a file
Description
Remove Restictions blocking the VMOptions file from being specified  in environment vars.
JDK - 8061999 added the options file but limited it to one on the command line only.
Comments
Copied from https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8146729 HG Updates added a comment - 2 days ago URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/hs-rt/hotspot/rev/0904e24692e0 User: dcubed Date: 2016-01-09 06:33:23 +0000
11-01-2016
During the scoping of this issue we discussed allowing VM options files inside VM options files and this was decided it would add too much complexity. Also During the scoping of this issue we discussed allowing more than one VM options file on the command line and each of the VM options environment vars and this was decided it would add too much complexity. The proposed solution only allows one VM options file on the command line and one in each of the VM options environment vars.
08-12-2015