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Build Identifier: 20100617-1415 Creating a package whose name starts with "java" does not show any error hints, and a SecurityException is thrown at compile time. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: This can be duplicated by creating a package named java.test, creating any class file underneath it, and attempting to run. The following error will be thrown: java.lang.SecurityException: Prohibited package name: java.test at java.lang.ClassLoader.preDefineClass(ClassLoader.java:480)
I didn't find anything in the JLS that would disallow a package starting with "java.", and javac also happily compiles such classes. Only java.lang.ClassLoader#defineClass(..) says that a package name must not start with "java.". Moving to JDT/Core. JavaConventions#validatePackageName(..) should return a warning for such package names. It should not be an error, since the construct is legal and can actually be used for testing purposes (if the classes are loaded via -Xbootclasspath). package java.test; public class C { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello World"); } }
Ayush, please follow-up, thanks
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/151490
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/151503
@Markus Keller can you please take a look my fix?
(In reply to Ihor Yatsenko from comment #5) > @Markus Keller can you please take a look my fix? Markus is no longer with the team. I will keep this in the radar but no guarantee yet.
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