[jdk17u-dev] RFR: 8296812: sprintf is deprecated in Xcode 14

[Goetz Lindenmaier]

On Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:09:10 GMT, Elif Aslan <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=y5mjxqmn
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> Starting November 1, 2023, the Apple notary service will no longer accept uploads from altool or Xcode 13 or earlier. 
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> This is not a clean backport and this pull request contains a backport of the closed bug [JDK-8296812](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8296812) commit [f1522c648c2e](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/478ef389dc3767edfbe21d10a7f7f1522c648c2e).
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> The sprintf is deprecated in Xcode 14 and the use of it causing building failure. The build could pass if warnings are disabled for codes that use sprintf method. For the long run, the sprintf could be replaced with snprintf. This patch is trying to check if snprintf could be used.
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> Testing:
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> GHA tested.
> Successfull tier1,tier2,tier3 and jck tests for linux platforms.
> Successfull tier1 and tier2 for windows.

Hi @elifaslan1, please first get a review before you label for approval. Also, be a bit more elaborate in the fix request message, see also the instructions in . All test after "request" will be copied into the JBS comment.https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/JDKUpdates/How+to+contribute+or+backport+a+fix

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/1930#issuecomment-1786785025