On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:13:04 GMT, David Holmes <dhol...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/man/java.md line 3079: >> >>> 3077: For example `*.java` stays `*.java` and is not expanded to >>> `Foo.java`, >>> 3078: `Bar.java`, etc. like on some command line shell. >>> 3079: >> >> This expansion now seems to be in conflict with the later statement: >> >> Wildcards (*) aren't allowed in these lists (such as specifying *.java). >> >> ?? To be honest I'm not sure what that later statement is actually trying to >> say. > > Never mind I see now this was already flagged. I think that sentence was trying to convey that the "wildcard literal `*` will be treated literally and the launcher will not attempt to expand it". I think this sentence can be removed altogether, given that this semantic is already explained a few sentences above by the change in this PR. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/22208#discussion_r1847709737