On Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:36:19 GMT, Thomas Stuefe <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Please review this change, thanks!
>> 
>> **Description:**
>> 
>> `java -XshowSettings` without an application currently prints the requested 
>> settings, then prints usage information and exits with code 1.
>> 
>> **Solution:**
>> 
>> Treat `-XshowSettings` as an option that can be used without an application 
>> target. During argument parsing, do not mark the absence of a main class or 
>> JAR file as an error when `-XshowSettings` is specified. After the settings 
>> and any explicitly requested launcher output have been processed, exit 
>> normally if no application was provided.
>> 
>> 
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>
> I think this needs a release note and possibly a CSR.

@tstuefe @dholmes-ora @naotoj @AlanBateman @kevinjwalls , thanks for the review 
and the advice. I've integrated this PR, could you please sponsor it ?  Thanks!

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/31891#issuecomment-5042763111

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