----- Original Message ----- > Please, review the fix for > OPENJDK6-40: OpenJDK6-b32 does not compile the testcase that Oracle JDK 6u45 > compiles fine > > This is a regression of the fix for OPENJDK6-35 (which is a backport of > JDK-6650759 to OpenJDK 6). In OpenJDK 7 this regression existed too - > it was tracked as > JDK-6938454: Unable to determine generic type in program that compiles under > Java 6 > The solution is to backport the fix for JDK-6938454 to OpenJDK 6. > The backport is small and straightforward, but not identical to the original > fix - the changes related to "diamond" operator support are not applicable > to OpenJDK 6. > > The practical reason for this fix is that currently OpenJDK 6 fails to > compile > Apache Flume 1.5.0, while Oracle Java 6 and 7 do the compilation > successfully. > > Bug: https://java.net/jira/browse/OPENJDK6-40 > OpenJDK bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6938454 > Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ikrylov/openjdk6bug40.langtools.webrev/ > > Testing: builds on Windows and Linux, all regression tests for javac, > building > Apache Flume 1.5.0. > > Thanks, > Nikolay >
As this is a backport of an OpenJDK fix with an existing bug ID (6938454), there is no need for the OpenJDK 6 bug ID, OPENJDK6-40. These are only used where a fix is unique to OpenJDK 6. Thanks, -- Andrew :) Free Java Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com) PGP Key: 248BDC07 (https://keys.indymedia.org/) Fingerprint = EC5A 1F5E C0AD 1D15 8F1F 8F91 3B96 A578 248B DC07
