[KARAF-6703] Spec features and cleanup

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.4.1, 4.3.8
• Component/s: karaf
• Target Version/s: 4.4.1, 4.3.8
• Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Onofré
• Reporter: Francois Papon
• Created: 04/May/20 10:12
• Updated: 20/Sep/22 15:00
• Resolved: 03/Jul/22 16:05

Description

As already discussed, we should remove the lib/jdk9plus folder and all spec packages from etc/jre.properties to use spec features instead.
That will give us more control in the specs version and support of JDK.

Issue Links

• relates to: KARAF-7084 Not every factory access from JAXP (specs/java.xml) goes through OsgiLocator
• relates to: KARAF-7032 JTA specification/package versions and exports are still not perfect
• relates to: KARAF-6905 Provide asm and spifly features
• links to: JCA API #120 – Wrong OSGi relation between JCA 1.7 and JTA 1.3 (JavaEE8, JakartaEE8)
• links to: JTA API #186 – Update API jar OSGi manifest headers