Re: [hibernate-dev] Analysis of hibernate-release-4.3.6 dependency on JDK-Internal APIs

Hi Sanne, Did you have time to review the report, any feedback ? Rgds,Rory On 11/09/2014 15:14, Rory O'Donnell Oracle, Dublin Ireland wrote: > Hi Sanne, > > As part of the preparations for JDK 9, Oracle’s engineers have been analyzing open source projects like yours to understand usage. > One area of concern involves identifying compatibility problems, such as reliance on JDK-internal APIs. > > Our engineers have already prepared guidance on migrating some of the more common usage patterns of JDK-internal APIs to supported public interfaces. The list is on the OpenJDK wiki [0], along with instructions on how to run the jdeps analysis tool yourself . > > As part of the ongoing development of JDK 9, I would like to encourage migration from JDK-internal APIs towards the supported Java APIs. I have prepared a report for your project release hibernate-release-4.3.6 based on the jdeps output. > > The report is attached to this e-mail. > > For anything where your migration path is unclear, I would appreciate comments on the JDK-internal API usage patterns in the attached jdeps report, (if any) - in particular comments elaborating on the rationale for them - either to me or on the adoption-discuss [1] mailing list at OpenJDK. > > Finding suitable replacements for unsupported interfaces is not always straightforward, which is why I am reaching out to you early in the JDK 9 development cycle so you can give feedback about new APIs that may be needed to facilitate this exercise. > > Thank you in advance for any efforts and feedback helping us make JDK 9 better, > Rgds,Rory > > [0] https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/JDK8/Java+Dependency+Analysis+Tool > [1] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/adoption-discuss > -- Rgds,Rory O'Donnell Quality Engineering Manager Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland