RFR: 8339918: Remove checks for outdated -t -tm -Xfuture -checksource -cs -noasyncgc options from the launcher [v3]

[David Holmes]

On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 16:08:00 GMT, Bernd <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> What about `-Xdebug` it’s deprecated for remove. It’s not yet moved to the obsolete section of the manual. And we could also remove it from the -X command line help.

If it is deprecated then it goes in the Deprecated section. The obsoleted section doesn't apply to -X flags but is part of the three-stage removal for Hotspot -XX flags.

> src/java.base/share/man/java.1 line 3918:
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>> 3916: option \f[V]-XX:-ScavengeBeforeFullGC\f[R].
>> 3917: .TP
>> 3918: \f[V]-Xfuture\f[R]
> 
> Maybe also remove the -X help (or at least change its description) in https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/c91fa278fe17ab204beef0fcef1ada6dd0bc37bb/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/launcher/resources/launcher.properties#L144

Yes this needs to be removed from the help text.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20945#issuecomment-2351149012
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20945#discussion_r1759814814