RFR(S) 8026894: Improve VerifyError message about overriding a final method

[harold seigel]

Hi Fred,

Thanks for the review.

Harold

On 6/30/2014 9:46 AM, Frederic Parain wrote:
> Looks good to me,
>
> Fred
>
> On 30/06/2014 15:29, harold seigel wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Please review this small enhancement for bug 8026894.  This change adds
>> the class name to the Exception message when a method in a subclass
>> overrides a final method in a super class.  Here's a sample old message,
>> followed by the improved message:
>>
>>     Exception in thread "main" java.lang.VerifyError: class Overrider
>>     overrides final method m.(Ljava/lang/String;)V
>>
>>     Exception in thread "main" java.lang.VerifyError: class Overrider
>>     overrides final method pkg.HasFinal.m(Ljava/lang/String;)V
>>
>>
>> Open webrev:  http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~hseigel/bug_8026984/
>>
>> Bug:  https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8026894
>>
>> The fix was tested with the JCK lang and vm tests, the default method
>> tests, the UTE verifier and quick tests, and the JTREG hotspot tests.
>>
>> Thanks, Harold
>>
>>
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