RFR: 8331051: Add an `@since` checker test for `java.base` module [v14]

[Jan Lahoda]

On Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:12:58 GMT, Jonathan Gibbons <jjg at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Nizar Benalla has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 28 commits:
>> 
>>  - Change "found" to "should be" in the error messages
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into source-based-since-checker
>>  - avoid using `continue`, fix mistake in last commit
>>  - extend SinceChecker to now skip some packages
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into source-based-since-checker
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into source-based-since-checker
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into source-based-since-checker
>>  - Skip over files and packages that aren't found
>>  - Move the tests to module/module_name directory for clearer naming
>>  - (C)
>>  - ... and 18 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/bc36ace7...d355222e
>
> test/jdk/tools/sincechecker/SinceChecker.java line 152:
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>> 150:             String version = String.valueOf(i);
>> 151:             Elements elements = ct.getElements();
>> 152:             elements.getModuleElement("java.base"); // forces module graph to be instantiated
> 
> @lahodaj I've always considered this kind of line to be a workaround; it would be nice if we could have an RFE so this kind of line was unnecessary in code that wants to introspect the elements

Thanks. I've filled:
https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8341342

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18934#discussion_r1782887236