RFR: 8194743: Compiler implementation for Statements before super() [v20]

[Maurizio Cimadamore]

On Mon, 6 Nov 2023 21:14:07 GMT, Archie Cobbs <acobbs at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This is a first draft of a patch for JEP 447.
>> 
>> Summary of changes:
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>> 1. Track when we're within a constructor "prologue" via new flag `AttrContext.ctorPrologue`
>> 1. Add checks for illegal early access to `this` in constructor prologues, and update existing checks to distinguish between static context vs. constructor prologue context
>> 1. Verify allowed placement of `super()`/`this()` calls via new method `Check.checkSuperInitCalls()`
>> 1. Remove/refactor assumptions in several places that `super()`/`this()` was always the first statement
>> 
>> The changes in `Flow.java` are an example of <span>#</span>4. `Flow.FlowAnalyzer` checks for uncaught checked exceptions. For initializer blocks, this was previously done by requiring that any checked exceptions thrown be declared as thrown by all constructors containing `super()`. This list of checked exceptions was being pre-calculated before recursing into the initial constructors. This worked because initializer blocks were executed at the beginning of each initial constructor right after `super()` is called.
>> 
>> Now initializer blocks are traversed as each `super()` invocation is encountered, reflecting what actually happens at runtime. Similarly, final fields are marked as DA after encountering `this()`, not automatically at the beginning of those  constructors. These changes produce equivalent checks, but are compatible with the new flexibility of placement of `super()`/`this()` as well as possible future changes that could occur along these same lines.
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> Archie Cobbs has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 40 commits:
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>  - Merge branch 'master' into SuperInit
>  - Merge branch 'master' into SuperInit
>  - Reword new errors to use the JLS term for "explicit constructor invocation".
>  - After further review, revert 599d761 to avoid mutable state lying around.
>  - Address review comments relating to error messages.
>  - Have RefBeforeCtorCalledError extend StaticError and customize debug strings.
>  - Change variable name "statik" -> "isStatic" per review recommendation.
>  - Remove obsolete flag "constructorArgs".
>  - Change the error message to match the applicable spec rule.
>  - Merge branch 'master' into SuperInit
>  - ... and 30 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/e4803e0c...bbdb814f

Marked as reviewed by mcimadamore (Reviewer).

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13656#pullrequestreview-1750941148