I got an java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.boot.loader.PropertiesLauncher when trying to upgrade my app. Checked and found the org.springframework.boot.loader package is there in 2.7.7 documentation but completely missing in 3.0.1 documentation. And I cannot find any deprecation note in the 2.7 documentation. So what happened? Is it removed on purpose? Thanks.
https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/2.7.7/api/org/springframework/boot/loader/package-summary.html https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/3.0.1/api/index.html
Comment From: wilkinsona
The class is still part of the spring-boot-loader module. This module's classes are no longer included in the aggregated javadoc to better reflect the fact that we don't really expect applications to depend upon them.