I don't disagree with the resolution, but I would suggest moving this to the "non-bug differences with RI" component?
-Nathan > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 3:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [classlib][math]compatibility: different values for > BigDecimal(null, mc).toBigInteger() for Harmony and RI > > The reference implementation doesn't make sense in this example, and it > is highly unlikely that any application will be dependent upon this > behavior, so I propose that we do not apply this patch. > > If anyone objects to this decision I will happily reopen it. > > Regards, > Tim > > > Vladimir Ivanov (JIRA) wrote: > > [classlib][math]compatibility: different values for BigDecimal(null, > mc).toBigInteger() for Harmony and RI > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------------------------------- > > > > Key: HARMONY-786 > > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-786 > > Project: Harmony > > Type: Bug > > > > Components: Classlib > > Reporter: Vladimir Ivanov > > > > > > The Harmony method java.math.BigDecimal(BigInteger, mc).toBigInteger() > returns 'null' while RI returns -9223372036854775808. > > > > =============== test.java ===================== > > import java.math.*; > > public class test { > > public static void main(String args[] ) { > > System.out.println("" + new BigDecimal((BigInteger) null, > MathContext.UNLIMITED).toBigInteger()) ; > > } > > } > > =========================================== > > > > Output: > > C:\tmp\tmp17>C:\jdk1.5.0_06\bin\java.exe -showversion test > > java version "1.5.0_06" > > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_06-b05) > > Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_06-b05, mixed mode) > > > > -9223372036854775808 > > > > C:\tmp\tmp17>C:\jrockit-jdk1.5.0-windows-ia32\bin\java.exe -showversion > test > > java version "1.5.0" > > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64) > > BEA WebLogic JRockit(R) (build dra-38972-20041208-2001-win-ia32, > R25.0.0-75, GC: System optimized over throughput (initial strategy > singleparpar)) > > > > null > > > > C:\tmp\tmp17>C:\harmony\trunk_0427\deploy\jdk\jre\bin\java.exe - > showversion test > > java version 1.5 (subset) > > > > (c) Copyright 1991, 2006 The Apache Software Foundation or its > licensors, as applicable. > > null > > > > > > -- > > Tim Ellison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > IBM Java technology centre, UK. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
