On 7/18/2024 5:16 AM, Stephan Herrmann wrote:
JEP 261 lists among the new features a compiler option "--release",
which was contributed by JEP 247.
Now, JEP 261 is scope SE, but it "includes" JEP 247 which is declared as
scope JDK.
JEP 261 doesn't "include" JEP 247. JEP 261 merely refers to JEP 247 in
the context of changes to JDK tools:
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Finally, changes due to revisions to JDK-specific APIs and tools include:
- The -Xbootclasspath and -Xbootclasspath/p options have been removed,
as noted above. At compile time, the new --release option can be used to
specify an alternate platform version (see JEP 247). At run time, the
new --patch-module option, described above, can be used to inject
content into system modules.
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There is no implication here that --release is part of the Java
Platform, or mandatory for all Java compilers. Nor is there any
implication that javac's implementation of --release (including ct.sym)
can be relied on by code outside the JDK.
Alex
