Chapter 11. Troubleshooting

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Navigating through the process workflow
  • Submitting a defect to the OpenJDK bug systems
  • Creating a patch using NetBeans
  • Creating a code review

Introduction

OpenJDK's openness is its most valuable feature in our fast-paced world. We can be sure that it will never vanish and be forgotten when it is needed. If its support is discontinued, we can support it ourselves. We could fix bugs independently, since the code is open.

However, OpenJDK, as well as the Oracle Java implementation, still contains a lot of issues. Some of them are security issues and should be fixed as soon as possible. Some of the issues may be almost invisible or even valuable only for a virtually nonexistent ...

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