jdk.unsupported module missing from compact profiles

Simon Nash simon at cjnash.com
Mon Oct 31 17:09:18 UTC 2016


Alan Bateman wrote:
> On 29/10/2016 23:09, Simon Nash wrote:
> 
>> My application uses sun.misc.SignalHandler which is now in the 
>> jdk.unsupported
>> module.  This class is available when running with the full JRE but 
>> not when
>> running with the compact3 JRE.
>>
>> The sun.misc.* classes are available in the compact1/2/3 profiles in 
>> JDK 8 and
>> I don't see any reason why the compact1/2/3 profiles should not 
>> contain these
>> classes in JDK 9.
> Not an issue if you are using jlink to create the runtime image yourself 
> but fair point that the JDK build should probably include 
> jdk.unsupported in the runtime images for the compact Profiles. I'll 
> create a bug for this.
> 
> -Alan.
> 
Thanks!  I have found the bug report and I am starting the process of
becoming a contributor so that I can submit a fix.

Simon


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