RFR: 8205129: Remove java.lang.Compiler

Sun Mar 19 10:02:17 UTC 2023

On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 09:01:26 GMT, Eirik Bjorsnos <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Please help review this PR which suggests we remove the class `java.lang.Compiler`. The class seems non-functional for a decade, and was terminally deprecated in Java 9. Time has come to let it go.

The actual change in this PR seems trivial (simply removes a file), so I guess it is more useful to review the CSR and the release note:

https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8304458  (CSR)
https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8304459 (Release note)

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13092