JDK-8173712 : Rename JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable to JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: launcher
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2017-01-31
  • Updated: 2017-05-17
  • Resolved: 2017-02-08
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10Fixed 9 b157Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8170832 - Add a new launcher environment variable JAVA_OPTIONS
Relates :  
JDK-8173711 - Disable JAVA_OPTIONS env variable support until JDK-8173712 is resolved
Description
JAVA_OPTIONS support added by JDK-8170832 is currently disabled due to the conflict of existing use of JAVA_OPTIONS by applications.
Comments
We agree to rename <TOOL>_OPTIONS environment variable to `JDK_<TOOL>_OPTIONS`. The multi-word name should minimize the risk of the name clash. A few other names are considered such as <TOOL>_LAUNCHER_OPTIONS, <TOOL>_CMD_OPTIONS, or <TOOL>_OPTIONS_9 (version-specific environment variables in 9). This environment variable is for JDK tool and `JDK_` prefix seems the best choice among the other suggested names. We can decide to introduce version-specific env variables in 10 if required.
07-02-2017