jdeps and annotations parameters

[Alex Buckley]

On 9/10/2015 4:23 PM, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
> On 09/08/2015 06:12 PM, Alex Buckley wrote:
>> I confirm (JDK 8u40) that in an instance/static initializer, where a
>> local variable declaration includes an annotated type, there is no
>> RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations attribute emitted for the type
>> annotation! This is so even when the correct meta-annotations appear
>> on the declaration of the annotation type:
>>
>>   @Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)
>>   @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
>>
>> In a ctor, the same local variable declaration does cause a
>> RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations attribute to be emitted for the type
>> annotation.
>>
>> I assume the difference stems from the fact that an annotation on a
>> local variable declaration (the declaration, not its type) was
>> traditionally never emitted into the class file, regardless of
>> @Target. In SE 8, an annotation on the type of a local variable
>> declaration can be emitted into the class file, but presumably some
>> old code in javac is special-casing initializers and wasn't updated to
>> understand type annotations therein.
>>
>> Jon,
>>
>> Can you confirm my presumption?
>
> I could believe there is a bug in this area, if that is what you are
> asking.

javac bug filed as JDK-8136419.

Alex