[MCOMPILER-470] -parameters doesn't work with --release

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.8.1
• Fix Version/s: 3.9.0, 3.10.0

Language

Java

• Assignee: Olivier Lamy
• Reporter: Daniel Shuy
• Created: 30/Jul/21 05:54
• Updated: 12/Feb/22 01:23
• Resolved: 11/Feb/22 09:48

Description

The parameters flag works when configuring the Java version with source and target, eg.

<configuration>
  <source>11</source>
  <target>11</target>
  <parameters>true</parameters>
</configuration>

However, when configuring the Java version with release, as is the convention to use with Java 9+, the parameters flag no longer works (the .class file doesn't contain MethodParameters), eg.

<configuration>
  <release>11</release>
  <parameters>true</parameters>
</configuration>

 

To ensure that the issue is not with javac, I've tested running javac with:

javac --source 11 --target 11 -parameters MyClass.java

and

javac --release 11 -parameters MyClass.java

and verified that it works for both (both .class files contain MethodParameters).