RFR: 8303485: Replacing os.name for operating system customization
Mandy Chung
mchung at openjdk.org
Fri Mar 10 18:19:10 UTC 2023
On Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:01:04 GMT, Alan Bateman <alanb at openjdk.org> wrote:
>> Improvements to support OS specific customization for JDK internal use:
>> - To select values and code; allowing elimination of unused code and values
>> - Optionally evaluated by build processes, compilation, or archiving (i.e. CDS)
>> - Simple API to replace adhoc comparisons with `os.name`
>> - Clear and consistent use across build, runtime, and JDK modules
>>
>> The PR includes updates within java.base to use the new API.
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> src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/misc/OperatingSystem.java line 23:
>
>> 21: * questions.
>> 22: */
>> 23: package jdk.internal.misc;
>
> I see there is a follow on PR to see this in several modules. We can't have jdk.internal.misc exported widely as it contains Unsafe and several other important classes. jdk.internal.util may be a better place, at the same of turning that package into a place for random stuff.
Agree. `jdk.internal.platform` can be one option. It can be extended to include platform-related utilities beyond containers.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12931
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