JDK-8205442 : Avoid hard-coding --source value in SourceLauncherTest.java
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 11
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2018-06-20
  • Updated: 2018-07-06
  • Resolved: 2018-06-21
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Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8192920 - JEP 330: Launch Single-File Source-Code Programs
Relates :  
JDK-8193290 - Add source 12 and target 12 to javac
Description
The test

  test/langtools/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncherTest.java

of the Launch Single-File Source-Code Programs feature (JEP 330) often hard-codes the argument to the --source launcher option.

As the current JDK release number advances, it would be helpful to have more tests under the current release value too.
Comments
In a number of cases, the value is irrelevant because the test case is a negative test case; nevertheless, I agree it is less confusing to use the current version and not a statically fixed version.
21-06-2018