RFR: 8309356: Read files in includedir in alphanumeric order

[Sean Mullan]

On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:19:36 GMT, Sean Mullan <mullan at openjdk.org> wrote:

>>> Is there any potential compatibility issue by reading the files in a different order?
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>> There is a behavior change, but I doubt if anyone is using this feature. I'm following what MIT krb5 has fixed. I can add a release note if necessary.
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>> > Is there any potential compatibility issue by reading the files in a different order?
>> 
>> There is a behavior change, but I doubt if anyone is using this feature. I'm following what MIT krb5 has fixed. I can add a release note if necessary.
> 
> A release note is a good idea since we do document that we support includedir in the Security guides.

> @seanjmullan I've created a release-note at https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8317325. Please take a look. TIA.

I would note the previous behavior, ex: "Prior to this change, the files were read in no specific order."

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/15889#issuecomment-1741358663