<AWT Dev> RFR: 8179365 : JAWT (AWT Native Interface) specification needs to be updated for JDK 9

[Semyon Sadetsky]

+1

--Semyon


On 04/26/2017 11:43 AM, Phil Race wrote:
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8179365
> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~prr/8179365/
>
> the JAWT spec as currently published has not been maintained
> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/awt/AWT_Native_Interface.html 
>
>
> and worse that location will not be published for 9.
> Also the spec needs to be updated for 9 to document the EmbeddedFrame 
> support.
>
> This moves the JAWT spec into the new "spec" area specified by JEP 299 
> (see
> the bug report for links on that) and will ensure that JAWT will be 
> documented in 9.
>
> As well as documenting the missing APIs (including some from earlier 
> releases)
> it "freshens" the textual parts of the document.
>
> Since the "spec" part is essentially a regurgitation of the header 
> files those
> had a few updates too. And the Mac one was not previously listed.
>
> -phil.
>
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