Proposed source code and regression test suite improvement projects for JDK 9

[Ron Durbin]

Brad

I agree

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bradford Wetmore
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 7:36 PM
> To: Joe Darcy; jdk9-dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: Proposed source code and regression test suite improvement projects for JDK 9
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/13/2013 11:13 AM, Joe Darcy wrote:
> 
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> > For JDK 9, I propose we complete these initiatives for the code in the
> > langtools and jdk repositories (then possibly extend to jaxp, jaxws, etc.):
> >
>  > ...deleted...
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> > * Java sources compile cleanly under "javac -Xlint:all -Werror" and
> > the build is configured to fail if a lint issue is introduced.
> 
> Huzzah!  We took a big step back lint-wise when we switched from the old build to the new.
> There were many directories that were lint clean/Werror before the switch.  But post-switch,
> people got sloppy about lint warnings, and those still using the old build would always have
> to clean up those errors just to get work done.
> 
> Thankfully, I am no longer one of them.
> 
> Brad