RFR: 8264795: IGV: Upgrade NetBeans platform [v2]

Mon Apr 12 09:09:47 UTC 2021

On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 22:39:09 GMT, Xin Liu <xliu at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Does this mean that module Filter will depend on external nashorn after jdk15?

Yes (including JDK 15).

> I know that jdk doesn't remove nashorn util jdk15, but does it make sense that IGV always picks up external nashorn. My concern is "javascript" in jdk8/11 may be not well-maintained and leave vulnerability behind.

I assume potential issues in "built-in" Nashorn are addressed in JDK 8-14 as for any other OpenJDK component. Besides, [standalone (external) Nashorn only works on JDK >= 11](https://github.com/szegedi/nashorn/wiki/Using-Nashorn-with-different-Java-versions), and I think it makes sense that IGV stills support JDK 8 for minimal disruption (this was the only JDK version supported before this upgrade).

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/3361