JDK-8143084 : Remove -Xusealtsigs and -XX:+UseAltSigs from manpages
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: docs
  • Sub-Component: tools
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2015-11-16
  • Updated: 2017-08-04
  • Resolved: 2016-02-29
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JDK 9
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Description
The -Xusealtsigs flag is referenced in several java manpages and needs to be removed.
Comments
The manpages are updated by eng. We can only update the Tool Ref doc.
03-08-2017
@schetan: Please clarify what changes were made as the manpage sources files in the repo still refer to these flags: jdk/src/linux/doc/man/ja/java.1:\-Xusealtsigs jdk/src/linux/doc/man/ja/java.1:JVM����������������������������\fBSIGUSR1\fR������������\fBSIGUSR2\fR��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������\fB\-Xusealtsigs\fR������������������������ jdk/src/linux/doc/man/java.1:\-Xusealtsigs jdk/src/linux/doc/man/java.1:\fB\-Xusealtsigs\fR\&. jdk/src/bsd/doc/man/java.1:\-Xusealtsigs jdk/src/bsd/doc/man/java.1:\fB\-Xusealtsigs\fR\&. jdk/src/solaris/doc/sun/man/man1/ja/java.1:\-Xusealtsigs jdk/src/solaris/doc/sun/man/man1/ja/java.1:JVM����������������������������\fBSIGUSR1\fR������������\fBSIGUSR2\fR��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������\fB\-Xusealtsigs\fR������������������������ jdk/src/solaris/doc/sun/man/man1/java.1:\-Xusealtsigs jdk/src/solaris/doc/sun/man/man1/java.1:\fB\-Xusealtsigs\fR\&. Was it only the tool command-line usage doc pages that were updated?
03-08-2017
Hi, resolving as per David's confirmation over email.
20-06-2016
Please find the below html link which has update to the bug fixes. http://st-doc.us.oracle.com/id_common/review/docbuilder/html/E61612_01/GUID-3B1CE181-CD30-4178-9602-230B800D4FAE.htm#GUID-3B1CE181-CD30-4178-9602-230B800D4FAE I have removed ���Xusealtsigs and -XX:+UseAltSigs commands from the manpages as addressed in the bug.
29-02-2016
Thanks for the feedback. I have removed -XX:+UseAltSigs from manpages as addressed the bug. Please confirm the changes. The changes are available in oracle review: http://review.us.oracle.com/review2/Review.html#reviewId=286643;scope=document;status=open,fixed;documentId=1219504;noteId=3572105
08-02-2016
Sorry this should have been clearer - as per the main bug the -XX:+UseAltSigs option also has to be removed from the manpage
08-02-2016
The release note text and label are already on the main bug.
03-02-2016
I have removed -Xusealtsigs from manpages as addressed the bug. Please confirm the changes. The changes are available in oracle review: http://review.us.oracle.com/review2/Review.html#reviewId=286033;scope=document;status=open,fixed;documentId=1215609 Is this text fine for release note: JDK-8141024 : Solution- This -Xusealtsigs command has been removed from the manpages. David, I have updated the label to rel-note=yes.
03-02-2016
Yes it should be removed from any documentation of the "java" command options. Thanks.
18-12-2015