Re: Proposal: JDK-8231640 - (prop) Canonical property storage

2021-08-25 Thread Magnus Ihse Bursie
Hi Jaikiran, I'm glad to see this issue finally getting some love and attention! :) I don't fully support those "inclinations" that say that the old API should not change. I think keeping the old random order of store() would mean a missed chance to do good, otherwise a lot of Java programs wi

Re: Proposal: JDK-8231640 - (prop) Canonical property storage

2021-08-25 Thread Magnus Ihse Bursie
On 2021-08-25 14:03, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: Hi Jaikiran, I'm glad to see this issue finally getting some love and attention! :) I don't fully support those "inclinations" that say that the old API should not change. I think keeping the old random order of store() would mean a missed cha

RFR: 8272859: Javadoc external links should only have feature version number in URL

2021-08-25 Thread Magnus Ihse Bursie
Link to license terms from the JavaDoc API footer is broken in point releases (for example, 16.0.2). Instead of using VERSION_NUMBER, VERSION_FEATURE should be used, - Commit messages: - 8272859: Javadoc external links should only have feature version number in URL Changes: http

Re: Proposal: JDK-8231640 - (prop) Canonical property storage

2021-08-25 Thread Jaikiran Pai
On 25/08/21 5:33 pm, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: ... The problem is with the time stamp, which the spec states should be present. I understand why changing this might need a new method. But I think we should try to steer users to this new method. Otherwise it is likely not to be used by those

Re: RFR: 8272859: Javadoc external links should only have feature version number in URL

2021-08-25 Thread Iris Clark
On Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:57:29 GMT, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote: > Link to license terms from the JavaDoc API footer is broken in point releases > (for example, 16.0.2). > > Instead of using VERSION_NUMBER, VERSION_FEATURE should be used, Marked as reviewed by iris (Reviewer). - PR: