RFR 15 8225319: Remove the RMI static stub compiler rmic

[Lance Andersen]

Hi Roger,

This looks good and brought back memories of removing the Java EE modules :-)


Best
Lance

> On Apr 3, 2020, at 11:43 AM, Roger Riggs <roger.riggs at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> Please review the CSR[1] and changes to remove the RMI static stub compiler (rmic).
> RMIC was deprecated for removal in JDK 13 [3].
> 
> The components modified are:
>  - remove the jdk.rmic module
>  - remove the jdk.rmic man page
>  - remove all tests of rmic or relying on rmic
>  - update or remove makefiles to remove references and dependencies on rmic
>  - update source files in java.rmi module to remove extraneous references to rmic
> 
> Wevrev:
>   http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rriggs/webrev-remove-rmic-8225319
> 
> Thanks, Roger
> 
> [1] CSR:
>   https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8242049
> 
> [2] Issue:
>  https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8225319
> 
> [3] Deprecate rmic for removal
>     https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8217412
> 

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