The specification version for 9.1 updates

[Volker Simonis]

The initial RFR has been sent to both: verona-dev and core-libs-dev
without any outcome.
I've now forwarded it to build-dev as well. Maybe the reviewers will
be more responsive there :)

Thanks,
Volker


On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:17 PM, Alejandro Murillo
<alejandro.murillo at oracle.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Volker,
> Changes like this, although related to Verona,
>  should be reviewed  as any other regular fix going into jdk9/dev,
> so the RFR for this should be sent to the appropriate alias,
> this one should probably go to build-dev at openjdk
>
> Alejandro
>
>
> On 7/22/2016 3:31 AM, Volker Simonis wrote:
>>
>> Hi Daniil,
>>
>> glad to see that somebody else it at least realizing this problem :)
>>
>> I'm assigned to this bug. I have a webrev out for review since April
>> [1]. Last time I pinged the mailing list was in June [2].
>> Unfortunately nobody seems to be interested in fixing this.
>>
>> I think my proposed fix (see
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~simonis/webrevs/2016/8149519/) is trivial
>> and straightforward so I don't understand what's the problem with it.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Volker
>>
>> [1]
>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/verona-dev/2016-April/thread.html#393
>> [2]
>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/verona-dev/2016-June/000420.html
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Iris Clark <iris.clark at oracle.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi, Daniil.
>>>
>>> You're observing the following bug:
>>>
>>>      8149519: Investigate implementation of java.specification.verison
>>>      https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8149519
>>>
>>> (The summary should probably be changed to more accurately describe the
>>> problem.)
>>>
>>> I'm trying to get back to this bug, but the key point is that value of
>>> this system property is determined by JCP activity (e.g. a Maintenance
>>> Release), not the version of the JDK.
>>>
>>>> Am I right that the specification version for 9.1 should still be 9?
>>>
>>> Yes.  The value will remain "9" at least until the first MR for JSR 379
>>> (Java SE 9 Release Contents).
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> iris
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Daniil Titov
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 9:39 AM
>>> To: verona-dev at openjdk.java.net
>>> Subject: The specification version for 9.1 updates
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Per http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/223 "The major version number,
>>> incremented for a major release that contains significant new features as
>>> specified in a new edition of the Java SE Platform Specification"  so $MINOR
>>> should not be part of the specification version.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At the same time trying the build 9.1.1 (produced with following
>>> additional arguments passed to configure:
>>>
>>> "--with-version-pre= --with-version-major=9 --with-version-minor=1
>>> --with-version-security=1 --with-version-opt=") and dumping system
>>> properties shows that "java.specification.version = 9.1.1" while
>>> "java.vm.specification.version = 9"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am I right that the specification version for 9.1 should still be 9?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Daniil
>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Alejandro
>