Build changes for 7176225: Remove JDBC-ODBC Bridge

[Ulf Zibis]

Hi,

I also feel sorry for jettisoning the JDBC-ODBC-bridge from the JDK.
What does it harm to leave it?

Would it be possible to have the sources in a java.net project, so people could use it via the 
Extension class loader?

-Ulf


Am 26.10.2012 22:14, schrieb John Yeary:
> Hello All,
>
> Out of curiosity what will replace it? I looked at the transitional
> notification[1], but it leaves me feeling a little uneasy about it. At one
> point, I worked on a number of "simple" applications which used MS Access
> as the database for a Java Swing front end. The only driver to connect
> these applications was the JDBC-ODBC bridge. A number of those applications
> are still around today. Is it safe to assume that the users will not
> upgrade their systems? When JDK 8 comes out, their applications will fail.
>
> I realize that I have come late to the conversation on this since the
> removal is almost completed, but I see an issue cropping up in the future.
>
> John
>
>
> [1] http://download.java.net/jdk8/docs/technotes/guides/jdbc/bridge.html
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