RFR: 8359760: Remove the jdk.jsobject module

[Roger Riggs]

On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:58:14 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <kcr at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This PR removes the terminally-deprecated `jdk.jsobject` module from the JDK. This module is now shipped with JavaFX, and has been since JavaFX 24.
> 
> The following files still reference `jdk.jsobject` (or the `netscape.javascript` package). They are not modified because these files reflect the state of earlier releases, which do have the `jdk.jsobject` module.
> 
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> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.jsobject-9.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.jsobject-A.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.jsobject-B.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.jsobject-C.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.jsobject-E.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.jsobject-G.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.jsobject-M.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.jsobject-O.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.scripting.nashorn-8.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.scripting.nashorn-9.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.scripting.nashorn-B.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/jdk.scripting.nashorn-F.sym.txt
> src/jdk.compiler/share/data/symbols/symbols
> src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/resources/releases/element-list-10.txt
> src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/resources/releases/element-list-9.txt
> test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testRecordTypes/jdk17/element-list
> 
> 
> I have run tier1, tier2, and tier3 tests, as well as local tests with JavaFX WebView.

test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testModules/jdk/element-list line 305:

> 303: jdk.jshell.spi
> 304: jdk.jshell.tool
> 305: module:jdk.jsobject

There is a similar pair in test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testRecordTypes/jdk17/element-list.
Can it be removed? Unless it causes a test failure.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26393#discussion_r2222878346