JDK-8230771 : Remove terminally deprecated constructors in java.base
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 15
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2019-09-09
  • Updated: 2020-01-11
  • Resolved: 2019-12-12
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JDK 15
15 b02Fixed
Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8230772 - Umbrella: JDK 15 terminal deprecations
CSR :  
JDK-8235548 - Remove terminally deprecated constructors in java.base
Relates :  
JDK-8230723 - Remove default constructors from java.lang and java.io
Description
In JDK-8230723, constructors in java.lang.invoke.ConstantBootstraps and java.lang.reflect.Modifier were deprecated for removal. They should be removed.
Comments
Non-trivial contents of this fix in the changeset https://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/rev/63e17cf29bed erroneously pushed under the wrong bugid.
12-12-2019
URL: https://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/rev/642b562ed16e User: darcy Date: 2019-12-12 19:39:59 +0000
12-12-2019
Review thread: https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2019-December/063908.html
08-12-2019
The standard policy for removal is now one year after terminal deprecation, which would put this out until JDK 16. However, these items are small, unused, and are essentially just cleanup, so I'd argue that a six-month notice is sufficient here.
09-09-2019