[jdk17u-dev] RFR: 8353950: Clipboard interaction on Windows is unstable

[Matthias Bläsing]

On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:43:13 GMT, Goetz Lindenmaier <goetz at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Same testing as for master, jdk25 backport and jdk21 backport were applied:
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>> - Tests from test/jdk/java/awt/Clipboard were successfully run with fastdebug and release configuration. It was verified, that the new test fails before the change and succeeds afterwards.
>> - Application level test already done with the original change were repeated and verified
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> Hi @matthiasblaesing 
> thanks for the comment about the testing. 
> Still, please give appropriate fix request comment, see https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/JDKUpdates/How+to+contribute+or+backport+a+fix
> Also, I'd like to defer this to the next update.

@GoeLin you write:
> Also, I'd like to defer this to the next update.

I'm not sure how to judge that. Reading the timetable on the 17u site last release was two days ago, so could you clarify?
In general I'm not generally opposed to deferral, I'd just like to know that this issue is finally completely gone at some point.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/3746#issuecomment-3084945450