RFR: 8336843: Deprecate java.util.zip.ZipError for removal [v2]

[Chen Liang]

On Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:51:24 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.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> This deprecation was initially suggested here: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2024-June/125720.html
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> Eirik Bjørsnøs has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Extend the deprecation note to mention that the error became obsolete in JDK 9 and to mention that code may be updated to catch the super class InternalError

The updated deprecation specification looks good to me. I will review the CSR when you update it. Needs Lance or another engineer in the area to confirm too.

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Marked as reviewed by liach (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20642#pullrequestreview-2264064055