RFR: 8365060: Historical data for JDK 8 should include the jdk.net package

[Jan Lahoda]

On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:47:00 GMT, Aleksey Shipilev <shade at openjdk.org> wrote:

> (not an expert in this area at all, drive-by review)
> 
> Feels a bit awkward that lines jump within the single file, looks like the order is not stable? Can it be stabilized, or would it incur even more change in the symbol files?

The problem is that these files are generated by a version of the tool that (lets say) more lenient in ordering. More specifically, it was willing to mix removals and additions, as long as the order of removals and additions for the same signature was correct (i.e. first removal and then addition). At some point, I think, it was causing unwelcome diffs, so we changed the tool to first do all removals, and then all additions. But, we didn't update existing files, as that would be unnecessary churn.

I.e., I'm afraid there are not too many sensible options.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26817#issuecomment-3233308409