Request for Review JDK-8006948: Update javac for MethodParameters format change

[Eric McCorkle]

The changeset for 8006949 has been integrated into TL, so I want to move
towards pushing this one as well.  These changes allow hotspot to
recognize class files with both the old and the new format of flags.

I have updated the webrev to reflect some recent changes (pushed for
8006345 and others).

Note: there is a comprehensive test suite for the parameter reflection
feature that is about to be pushed.  I do not plan on submitting this
changeset until the tests have been pushed.

Please review and comment on the latest webrev.

Thanks,
Eric

On 01/25/13 12:49, Eric McCorkle wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Please review this change, which updates javac and the classfile library
> to reflect changes in the class file format of MethodParameters attributes.
> 
> The webrev is here:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~emc/8006948/webrev.00/
> 
> The latest version of the spec can be found here:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~abuckley/8.misc
> 
> The enhancement request is here:
> http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8006948
> 
> 
> Note that this will break compatibility with existing versions.
> Furthermore, the companion changeset for hotspot will go into hsx, and
> will take some time to propagate to TL.  However, there are no tests
> enabled at this point that rely on the old binary format, so there
> should be no JPRT failures arising from this fix.
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric
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