RFR: 8286444: javac errors after JDK-8251329 are not helpful enough to find root cause
Martin Doerr
mdoerr at openjdk.java.net
Tue May 10 13:55:55 UTC 2022
On Mon, 9 May 2022 22:10:54 GMT, Christoph Langer <clanger at openjdk.org> wrote:
> After https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8251329, javac throws errors when the classpath
> contains jar files with . or .. in its name. The error message, however, does not help to find
> the culprit. This could be improved.
LGTM. I think this is an important improvement. Developers should not be left alone figuring out which .jar file is responsible for the problem. There is currently no hint at all without this change.
(Note: Pre-submit test issues on 32 bit are unrelated.)
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Marked as reviewed by mdoerr (Reviewer).
PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8616
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