JDK-8306914 : Implement JEP 458: Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2023-04-26
  • Updated: 2024-01-16
  • Resolved: 2023-12-05
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JDK 22
22 b27Fixed
Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8304400 - JEP 458: Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs
CSR :  
JDK-8306915 - Implementation of JEP Launch Multi-File Source-Code Programs
Relates :  
JDK-8315458 - Implement JEP 463: Implicitly Declared Classes and Instance Main Method (Second Preview)
Relates :  
JDK-8321739 - Source launcher fails with "Not a directory" error
Relates :  
JDK-8323815 - Source launcher should find classes with $ in names
Description
Enhance the `java` launcher to run a program supplied as one or more files of Java source code.
Comments
Changeset: 517b1788 Author: Christian Stein <cstein@openjdk.org> Date: 2023-12-05 07:50:21 +0000 URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/517b1788198fc325961df61161f9b365c7b2524e
05-12-2023
A pull request was submitted for review. URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13712 Date: 2023-04-28 08:00:36 +0000
16-10-2023
The source launcher should re-use the main method finder introduced by JDK-8315458
26-09-2023