On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 22:49:05 GMT, Raffaello Giulietti <rgiulie...@openjdk.org>
wrote:
>> Improvements to support OS specific customization for JDK internal use:
>> - To select values and code; allowing elimination of unused code and values
>> - Optionally evaluated by build processes, compilation, or archiving (i.e.
>> CDS)
>> - Simple API to replace adhoc comparisons with `os.name`
>> - Clear and consistent use across build, runtime, and JDK modules
>>
>> The PR includes updates within java.base to use the new API.
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/misc/OperatingSystem.java line 74:
>
>> 72: * The Mac OS X Operating system.
>> 73: */
>> 74: Mac("Mac OS X"),
>
> The current spelling used by Apple is "macOS", probably to align to other
> Apple systems (iOS, iPadOS, etc.).
Names and branding have changed over the years.
It may be prudent to remove the name entirely and stick to a 'generic'
identification of the OS as the Enum name.
> src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/misc/OperatingSystemProps.java.template
> line 34:
>
>> 32: // The values must match the ordinals of the respective enum
>> 33: private static final int TARGET_OS_linux = 0;
>> 34: private static final int TARGET_OS_macosx = 1;
>
> `TARGET_OS_macos` maybe?
These names need to match the names used in the build makefiles; currently is
macosx.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12931
