8047776: Add module java.transaction to export API javax.transaction

[Lance Andersen]

On Jan 5, 2015, at 7:12 AM, Alan Bateman <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com> wrote:

> On 03/01/2015 14:49, Lance Andersen wrote:
>> Hi Alan,
>> 
>> I think this looks fine and of course I am OK with where you moved javax.transaction.xa
>> 
>> 
>> I am not sure we need to have an MR for the SerialVersionUID given the serialization spec defines how the default is calculated so just adding the value does not change the behavior.  I know it now shows up in the serialized form but given the signature tests do not report whether the field is or is not there (just went through this exercise with JMS as they did not specify the SUID and updated JMSException which caused failures on WLS.), I would like to think Paul can handle this as part of his next MR and we can make the change ahead of time.  I will follow up with Bill and Paul as Bill and I had talked about addressing  default SUID issues in Java EE.
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>> 
> Thanks Lance. My hesitation with adding the SUID is that it would mean that the Java SE subset of javax.transaction would temporarily be ahead of the JTA / EE specification. However if this is something that can be fixed in a JTA update in the JDK 9 timeframe then I think it should be okay.
> 

Discussion is started and I am talking with all of the Java EE architects on Jan 26 at the arch meeting.  So this should be doable.

Best,
Lance
> -Alan.
> 



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