RFR (XXS) 8224790: Remove Xusage.txt file

David Holmes david.holmes at oracle.com
Tue May 28 22:18:12 UTC 2019


Thanks Erik!

David

On 28/05/2019 11:35 pm, Erik Joelsson wrote:
> Looks good!
> 
> /Erik
> 
> On 2019-05-24 22:49, David Holmes wrote:
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8224790
>> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dholmes/8224790/webrev/
>>
>> Before Java 7 the Xusage.txt file was used to print the "java -X" help 
>> information in English. From Java 7 this information was provided in 
>> localised format by the launcher. The Xusage.txt file was not removed 
>> at the time because it was also used by the gamma launcher. But the 
>> gamma launcher was removed in java 8 - JDK-8008772. The information in 
>> Xusage.txt has become stale and incomplete (despite several edits post 
>> Java 7). It should just be removed.
>>
>> Also removed the build logic that copied the file into the JDK image.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David


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