RFR: 8336695: Update Commons BCEL to Version 6.10.0
Chen Liang
liach at openjdk.org
Thu Sep 25 20:14:05 UTC 2025
On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:29:24 GMT, Johannes Döbler <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:
>>> Last time I tried to migrate off BCEL to ClassFile API, I noted only xalan xsltc is using it to write class files. Is it possible for us to remove it in the long run?
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>> Possibly, but there is no justification for investing more resources in these libs than keeping them updated as required.
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>> Last time I tried to migrate off BCEL to ClassFile API, I noted only xalan xsltc is using it to write class files. Is it possible for us to remove it in the long run?
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> Remove just BCEL or even XSLTC?
@jdlib If we need to maintain a patched (to remove extra dependencies) BCEL, I believe we are better off maintaining a patched (to use ClassFile API instead of BCEL) xsltc.
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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27459#issuecomment-3335777807
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