incompatible change coming in javac: invokedynamic calls will declare "throws Throwable"

[Charles Oliver Nutter]

I've updated indy_mock for this change and for the insertArguments name change.

http://github.com/jruby/indy_mock/tree/master

On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 1:50 AM, John Rose<John.Rose at sun.com> wrote:
> In response to comments on coin-dev at openjdk.java.net about our
> proposed Java language changes, I am changing the implicit methods of
> InvokeDynamic.foo and MethodHandle.invoke to include a static
> declaration of "throws Throwable".  This aligns with the reality that
> there is no framework of static checking for throws and catches that
> applies to those calls; they are essentially dynamic and can throw
> anything.  It allows the Java language to incorporate those new
> constructs much more accurately (with respect to the conventions of
> the Java language).
>
> I have retrofitted the code internal to the Sun JDK (from meth.patch,
> etc.), and the exercise consisted of pasting in a bunch of "throws
> Throwable" declarations in places where they did no harm (other than
> to look a little ugly).  The bytecodes are essentially unchanged;
> there are no new catches or throws.  For more information on the
> language issues (and subsequent discussion, if any) please see coin-dev:
>   http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2009-June/001954.html
>
> Please let me know if there are any other problems with this change,
> for users of JSR 292.
>
> -- John
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