RFR: 8336843: Deprecate java.util.zip.ZipError for removal

[Chen Liang]

On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:24:25 GMT, Eirik Bjørsnøs <eirbjo at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Please review this PR which suggests to deprecate the unused class `java.util.zip.ZipError` for removal.
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> The class has been unsed by OpenJDK since  the ZIP API was rewritten from native to Java in JDK 9.
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> I opted to not explain the reason for the deprecation in detail, but instead simply point to `ZipException` as an alternative. Should more explanation be desired, I could prepend that with a note saying that the class is unused since JDK 9.
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> A CSR for this API update has been drafted, I'll update the Specification section there once we reach a concensus on the deprecation note in this PR.
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> This deprecation was initially suggested here: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2024-June/125720.html

I think linking to the CSR would be fine, but there is no prerequisite for API specs to link to CSRs. Need @jddarcy to double check here. I was emulating `Thread.stop`: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/5671f836039ef1683e3e9ce5b7cf0fa2f1860e2d/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Thread.java#L1637

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20642#issuecomment-2308462889