[8u] Request for enhancement backport approval for CR JDK-8171194: Exception "Duplicate field name&signature in class file" should report the name and signature of the field

[Robert Mckenna (rob.mckenna@oracle.com)]

Thanks Shafi, this has been approved.

    -Rob

On 16/04/17 10:06, Shafi Ahmad wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This changes required to improve the ability to diagnose issues in large projects. 
> The information is available it is just that it is not being emitted in the exception message. 
> This should fall under improvements to serviceability.
> 
> So may I get the approval of enhancement backport of 'JDK-8171194 to jdk8u-dev.
> 
> The enhancement backport request id is https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8176800
> 
> Regards,
> Shafi
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rob McKenna
> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 7:47 PM
> > To: Shafi Ahmad <shafi.s.ahmad at oracle.com>
> > Cc: jdk8u-dev at openjdk.java.net
> > Subject: Re: [8u] Request for enhancement backport approval for CR JDK-
> > 8171194: Exception "Duplicate field name&signature in class file" should
> > report the name and signature of the field
> > 
> > Hi Shafi,
> > 
> > This request has been rejected by the PM as:
> > 
> > "There isn't any justification as to why this shouldn't simply be done on the
> > next major release but should also be backported to already released
> > versions"
> > 
> > It may help to update the justification in this thread focusing on the
> > servicability aspects and the impact on older releases.
> > 
> >     -Rob
> > 
> > On 29/03/17 11:46, Shafi Ahmad wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > May I get the approval of enhancement backport of 'JDK-8171194:
> > Exception "Duplicate field name&signature in class file" should report the
> > name and signature of the field' to jdk8u-dev.
> > >
> > > Jdk10 bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8171194
> > >
> > > "java.lang.ClassFormatError: Duplicate field name&signature in class file
> > CampaignClient"
> > >
> > > From the above Exception message, it is difficult of knowing what is
> > triggering the problem.
> > > If the class in question is quite big so removing code by trial and error is
> > very time consuming.
> > >
> > > With field name + signature, pinpointing the actual problematic code will be
> > easy and time saving.
> > >
> > > I have tested it with the jprt and jtreg tests.
> > >
> > > Please note the original bug was raised against jdk8u.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Shafi
> > >