JDK-6544224 : (reflect) sun.reflect.misc is missing from ct.sym
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.sql
  • Affected Version: 6u1
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-04-10
  • Updated: 2017-05-19
  • Resolved: 2011-03-08
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JDK 7
7 b128Fixed
Description
The jdbc4.0 code base is not compiling against jdk6. The compilation fails with message that sun.reflect.misc package is missing. This package is present in rt.jar but missing from ct.sym.  If ct.sym is removed, then compilation goes through.
Comments
EVALUATION changes have been pushed to openJDK 7
10-01-2011
EVALUATION See comments.
27-07-2007
WORK AROUND ###@###.### wrote: There is a secret option, but it's super secret so if I told you, I might have to enact nastiness to your person. However, if you were to read the compiler code on OpenJDK and grep for ct.sym, you might quickly come to this line of code ignoreSymbolFile = options.get("ignore.symbol.file") != null; which might lead you to presume that -XDignore.symbol.file might have a not unrelated effect.
29-05-2007