RFR: JDK-8306112 Implementation of JEP 445: Unnamed Classes and Instance Main Methods (Preview) [v13]

[Alan Bateman]

On Mon, 15 May 2023 17:18:01 GMT, Jim Laskey <jlaskey at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/misc/MainMethodFinder.java line 146:
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>>> 144: 
>>> 145:             if (Modifier.isStatic(mods) && mainMethod.getDeclaringClass() != mainClass) {
>>> 146:                 System.err.println("WARNING: static main in super class will be deprecated.");
>> 
>> I thought that JEP 445 was deprecating this, in which case the text should be "is deprecated" rather than "will be".
>
> JEP 445 is not deprecating this. No advanced notice has been given.

Ah, I thought it was being deprecated. The JEP currently has "We deprecate the existing behavior that the launcher searches for a public static void main(String[] args) method in a superclass if one is not found in the launched class, issuing a runtime warning if such a method is found".

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13689#discussion_r1194220442