> On Nov 22, 2021, at 12:39 PM, Alan Snyder <javali...@cbfiddle.com> wrote:
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>> On Nov 22, 2021, at 10:12 AM, Kevin Rushforth <kevin.rushfo...@oracle.com>
>> wrote:
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>> JNF was removed from the JDK if that's what you are asking.
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> Indeed, that is why there is an issue.
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> The JDK may not be using JNF, but library developers still use it.
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> The JDK replacement for JNF is not supported for use outside the JDK.
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> JNF is not just convenient, there is at least one essential use for which
> there is no adequate replacement.
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> See https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8274596
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I have a fair amount of code that would break if some JNF option wasn’t
available. I have no estimate for how much rewriting I would need to do. Two of
the projects I needed to recompile to get notarized needed it. I don’t actively
do anything with it anymore but have some older code that did.
