On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 14:40:38 GMT, Daniel Gredler <[email protected]> wrote:
>> src/java.desktop/windows/classes/sun/awt/windows/WTaskbarPeer.java line 46:
>>
>>> 44: private static synchronized void init() {
>>> 45: if (!initExecuted) {
>>> 46: supported = ShellFolder.invoke(() -> nativeInit());
>>
>> I wonder what will happen if I start `java.exe` on a system with Windows
>> Vista which doesn't support these features.
>>
>> If the native code returns an error, then it's fine.
>>
>> I ask this question not only out of curiosity but also because it looks like
>> people run Java apps on Windows versions before Windows 10. We had to
>> implement fallback for older versions of Windows in
>> [JDK-8321151](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8321151).
>
> @aivanov-jdk Are there any additional concerns from your side after the
> clarifications from Sergey and Phil?
> Interesting, thanks for the link!
>
> One issue I see with
> [JDK-8294427](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8294427) is that it didn't
> work all the way back to the original Windows 10 release, which conflicts
> with the [Oracle compatibility
> matrix](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-subscription/documentation.html#sysconfig).
The original release of Windows 10 isn't supported by Microsoft, therefore it's
not supported by Oracle.
> But besides that, I'm surprised that a fix was implemented and tested
> targeting Windows 7 compatibility. Is there a different OpenJDK compatibility
> matrix that I should be aware of? If not, what were the criteria dictating
> that Windows 7 compatibility be maintained (at least in 2023)?
Each JDK vendor could have their own compatibility matrix which are different
from Oracle.
> But Windows Vista isn't something I care about for JDK 25, although "not
> crashing" would be nice :-)
Very true, Windows Vista is unlikely to be still in use, its adoption was low
even when it was new.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24287#discussion_r2031898268
