JDK-8220675 : Investigate IPv6-only build or LD_PRELOAD
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.net
  • Affected Version: 13
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Submitted: 2019-03-14
  • Updated: 2019-03-27
Description
Being able to build or LD_PRELOAD an interceptor library would be extremely useful for emulating IPv6-only environments.

A hacky-ipv6-only change that results in a JDK build that supports IPv6 only, see https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/net-dev/2019-March/012248.html.  It's enough to get started, but not a credible long-term solution.