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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8191055

Remove the Native-Header Tool (javah)

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    • Although it is significant to remove a tool, the replacement functionality was made available in JDK 8 (5 years ago) and any usage of the tool in JDK 9 warns of the tool's impending removal.
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      Summary

      Remove the Native-Header Tool, (javah)

      Problem

      javah has been superseded by superior functionality in javac, using the -h option, added in JDK 8 (JDK-7150368). If the tool is used in JDK, a warning is given. (JDK-8166218). The tool is now obsolete and should be removed.

      Solution

      Remove the tool.

      Specification

      The tool will be removed from JDK.

            jjg Jonathan Gibbons
            jjg Jonathan Gibbons
            Alan Bateman, Joe Darcy
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