Summary

Deprecate the -profile option.

Problem

Compact profiles were introduced in 8 and then removed in 9, with the introduction of actual modules. javac supports the use of profiles in conjunction with --release 8, but the feature is little-used and is a maintenance burden.

Solution

The option should be deprecated, and a warning message generated if the option is used, giving notice that the option may be removed in a future release.

Specification

The man page will be updated to include the following text for the option:

This option is deprecated and may be removed in a future release.

A message with similar content will be generated if the option is used when invoking javac.