On 06/23/2014 12:17 PM, Ivan Krylov wrote: > please review the fix for OPENJDK6-35: backport of JDK-6650759 to openjdk6 > Inference of formal type parameter (unused in formal parameters) is not > performed > > The changes are the same as for OpenJDK7 however hg import failed due to > differences in the context of code being changed. > > bug https://java.net/jira/browse/OPENJDK6-35 > JDK bug : https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8047379 > webrev http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ikrylov/openjdk6-bug35.langtools/ > > Testing: build on Windows (cross-platform code, should be ok for linux > too), all regression tests for javac - generics.
ISTR that we decided not to import that because it was too risky - it broke some existing code (JBoss? Eclipse?) I can't remember. Given that all JDK6 code has had to put up with this bug for so long, unless you have a compelling argument, this should not go in. Andrew.
