Where is the entry point for hotspot in openjdk 8u?

Question

I found the entry point for hotspot in openjdk 7u is located in the package "/share/tools/launcher/", but this package disappeared in openjdk 8u. Where is it? or where is the entry point for hotspot in openjdk 8u?

Answer 1

HotSpot JVM (libjvm.so) and Java launcher (java executable) are two different components.

The sources of Java launcher are in jdk tree, not hotspot:
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/jdk/file/8ec1d42a9bad/src/share/bin

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