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  2. JDK-6565539

javac could issue a warning for not overriding toString in a concrete class

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      As discussed in "Effective Java," it is very helpful if concrete classes override the default toString method from Object.

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          Enhancement - null JDK-6563146 javac should issue a warning for calling overridable methods in a constructor, clone, or readObject

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
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          Enhancement - null JDK-6563143 javac should issue a warning for overriding equals without hashCode

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

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