[jdk8u-ri] RFR: 8332085: Remove 10 year old transition check in GenerateCurrencyData tool

[Phil Race]

On Fri, 10 May 2024 18:42:34 GMT, Naoto Sato <naoto at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Fixing a build error on 8u-RI. The build tool that generates the currency data had a check that throws an exception if the transition date is more than 10 years away (past/future). The check does not seem meaningful. Removing the check will fix the issue.

Assuming a currency is no longer trustworthy because (and only because) 10 years has passed is a heuristic I suppose, but a dubious one, and a refusal to build seems a questionable way to inform people.

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Marked as reviewed by prr (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u-ri/pull/17#pullrequestreview-2050731274