On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:29:24 GMT, Johannes Döbler <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Last time I tried to migrate off BCEL to ClassFile API, I noted only xalan >>> xsltc is using it to write class files. Is it possible for us to remove it >>> in the long run? >> >> Possibly, but there is no justification for investing more resources in >> these libs than keeping them updated as required. > >> Last time I tried to migrate off BCEL to ClassFile API, I noted only xalan >> xsltc is using it to write class files. Is it possible for us to remove it >> in the long run? > > Remove just BCEL or even XSLTC? @jdlib If we need to maintain a patched (to remove extra dependencies) BCEL, I believe we are better off maintaining a patched (to use ClassFile API instead of BCEL) xsltc. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27459#issuecomment-3335777807
