RFR: 8274274: Update JUnit to version 5.8.1 [v2]

Thu Nov 11 08:47:38 UTC 2021

On Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:50:51 GMT, John Hendrikx <jhendrikx at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> gradle/verification-metadata.xml line 121:
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>>> 119:             <sha256 value="569b6977ee4603c965c1c46c3058fa6e969291b0160eb6964dd092cd89eadd94" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
>>> 120:          </artifact>
>>> 121:       </component>
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>> Why the dependency on junit 4.13.2?
>
> The vintage engine pulls this in, so I think we may be forced to upgrade from 4.8.2 JUnit 4 to 4.13.2 JUnit 4 as well, although the current setup seems to work (I remember some Rules being deprecated in later JUnit 4, specifically rules for catching exceptions which could require rewriting those tests to use `assertThrows`).

Assuming this is okay now as approvals have been received.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jfx/pull/633