> On Jun 23, 2016, at 3:21 PM, Roger Riggs <roger.ri...@oracle.com> wrote: >>> I would suggest javac to produce the same ACC_FINAL bits as it did before >>> for each -target version. >>> (I know it looks like a hack, but a compatible one). >>> Correct it for 9 and leave the SUID computation alone. >>> >> Okay, so I interpret this to mean you think (2) is tolerable, at least where >> the two binaries for the anonymous class have different version numbers? > yes, > > No change is needed to the computed SUID or ObjectStreamClass; it uses > whatever is in the class file.
Okay, thanks for the input. Given the compatibility problems created by changing the serialization spec, my tentative plan is to close JDK-8159751 "Won't Fix" and just address JDK-8129576 in the compiler, guarded by "-target 9". I'll get CCC approval for this approach before proceeding. —Dan
