6481080: (ann) @Deprecated annotation has no effect on packages
Reviewed-by: lancea, alanb, psandoz, abuckley
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Deprecated.java Thu Jan 08 20:00:14 2015 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Deprecated.java Thu Jan 08 10:06:45 2015 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@
* or because a better alternative exists. Compilers warn when a
* deprecated program element is used or overridden in non-deprecated code.
*
+ * <p>Use of the @Deprecated annotation on a local variable
+ * declaration or on a parameter declaration or a package declaration
+ * has no effect.
+ *
* @author Neal Gafter
* @since 1.5
- * @jls 9.6.3.6 @Deprecated
+ * @jls 9.6.4.6 @Deprecated
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)