RFR: 8357404: jpackage should attempt to get a package version from the JDK's release file if the --version option is not specified [v10]

[Alexey Semenyuk]

On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:44:42 GMT, Alexander Matveev <almatvee at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/jdk.jpackage/windows/classes/jdk/jpackage/internal/WinFromOptions.java line 142:
>> 
>>> 140:             // We should drop any characters. For example: "-ea".
>>> 141:             return ver.toComponentsString();
>>> 142:         }
>> 
>> If I understand the code correctly, and the `version` variable is set to "17.2", then the function will return "17.2", right? But if it is "17.2.1", it will return "17.2.1.0". Is this what we want?
>
> Yes. We want to normalize only if version is not complaint with target package requirements. If normalization is required it will be always done to 4 components. 17 -> 17.0.0.0.

Ok, but why "17.2" is a special case:

17     -> 17.0.0.0
17.2   -> 17.2
17.2.3 -> 17.2.3.0

?

And another question. If "17.2" is OK, then why don't we convert "17" into "17.0" instead of "17.0.0.0"?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29260#discussion_r2801594960