Bug : https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8051519
This internal AP being deprecated in preparation for removal in JDK 10.
Ordinarily we would remove it directly but it is known to be used by
non-JDK code, hence the deprecation. CCC approval is already obtained
diff in-line below
diff --git
a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/java2d/SunGraphicsEnvironment.java
b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/java2d/SunGraphicsEnvironment.java
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/java2d/SunGraphicsEnvironment.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/java2d/SunGraphicsEnvironment.java
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@
* to use Mincho instead of Gothic for dialoginput in JA locales
* on windows. Not needed on other platforms.
*
- * DO NOT MOVE OR RENAME OR OTHERWISE ALTER THIS METHOD.
- * ITS USED BY SOME NON-JRE INTERNAL CODE.
+ * @deprecated as of JDK9. To be removed in a future release.
*/
public static void useAlternateFontforJALocales() {
getFontManagerForSGE().useAlternateFontforJALocales();
-phil.
