java launcher option -d32/-d64

[Claes Redestad]

Hi Kumar,

what do you intend the outcome to be if someone specifies -d32 or -d64,
respectively? Simply ignore it, print a warning - or fail?

I know a number of scripts and tools which use -d64 for backwards
compatibility with JDK 7, so if it's not too much trouble to keep at
least the -d64 flag until 10, i.e., simply accept the option and do
nothing, I for one would have less things to worry about.

Thanks!

/Claes

On 2016-09-20 23:53, Kumar Srinivasan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The java launcher supports the options -d32 and -d64, primarily to
> allow the user to choose and launch 32bit or 64bit JRE, in a
> Solaris dual mode. However, since jdk8, the only supported configuration
> for
> Solaris is 64bit .
>
> Therefore, Is there a need for the launcher to support them  ? If so
> please let me know, as soon as possible, otherwise I will plan on removing
> the support for these options in jdk9.
>
> Thanks
> Kumar
>