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  2. JDK-8170832

Add a new launcher environment variable JAVA_OPTIONS

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        `_JAVA_OPTIONS` and `JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS` environment variable are interpreted by the VM, not the launcher, hence no @-files or launcher-only options. The former is undocumented and unsupported but widely used; the latter is documented and supported.

        In JDK 9, javac adds a new `_JAVAC_OPTIONS` environment variable whose name was chosen to match `_JAVA_OPTIONS` but their semantics are not consistent (e.g. prepend vs append).

        There is no equivalent environment variable support in the `java` launcher.

        This proposes to introduce a new launcher enviornment variable `JAVA_OPTIONS` that is read by the java launcher. It will support multiple @files. Its content will be prepended to the actual command line; consistent with the current javac environment variable. Other JDK command-line tools will follow this general pattern `<TOOL>_OPTIONS`, if a tool-specific environment variable is supported.

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            Backport - A issue that is required to port a Bug or Feature into another product release. This issue type is generally associated with the main Bug/Feature to represent each individual release of the port. JDK-8174659 Add a new launcher environment variable JAVA_OPTIONS

            • P3 - Major loss of function.
            • Resolved
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            Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8293806 JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS picked up twice if launcher re-executes itself

            • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
            • In Progress

            Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8173711 Disable JAVA_OPTIONS env variable support until JDK-8173712 is resolved

            • P2 - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
            • Closed

            Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8173128 hotspot doesn't recognise new jigsaw options passed through _JAVA_OPTIONS

            • P3 - Major loss of function.
            • Closed

            Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8173712 Rename JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable to JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS

            • P2 - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
            • Closed

            Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-8173634 libjli/cmdtoargs.c does not compile with VS2010

            • P3 - Major loss of function.
            • Closed

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