[8] Review request for 7197401: Add a subset of the org.objectweb.asm packages to JDK 8

[Jim Holmlund]

On 9/25/2012 8:22 AM, Remi Forax wrote:
> On 09/25/2012 05:04 PM, Jim Holmlund wrote:
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>> On 9/25/2012 7:57 AM, Dmitry Samersoff wrote:
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> What is the reason of creating separate jdk.internal package tree - we
>>> already have sun. and com.sun. treated as internal.
>> Mark R said to put it in jdk.internal.
>> - jjh
>
> There is already of version of ASM in the JDK (at least jsr292 implementation uses it)
> see com.sun.xml.internal.ws.org.objectweb.asm and given the name of the package,
Yes, that is in the JAXWS repo.  The idea is that it will be retired at some point, and the ASM in 
the jdk will be used by lambda, jsr292, nashorn, and anyone else who needs it.
- jjh

> I suppose ASM is also used in the webservice stack.
>
> I also think that ASM is used by Xalan.
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> Rémi
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