JDK 9 RFR of JDK-8031745: Remove unneeded/obsolete -source/-target options in javac tests, part 1

[Joel Borggren-Franck]

Hi,

On 2014-01-16, Brian Goetz wrote:
> Overall, I'm in favor of simplifications like these; fully
> constant-propagating these means simpler code paths and fewer
> opportunities for bad assumptions.  And simplifications often beget
> further simplifications.  The only reason I can think of to hesitate
> is if we think we're going to bring back some of these specific
> options in the future; then the historical context might be lost.
> 

VCS to the rescue. If something is really odd, I agree a comment could
be nice reminding our future selves to look at the history of the code.

> Maybe a block of comments in Source/Target outlining some of the
> historical anomalies might help preserve the history without
> infecting the code.
> 

cheers
/Joel