Tim, I think there are two issues with 1.4 which affect java 1.3 compatability: - this regexp stuff - the recent .tis file related changes (thread: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg04383.html, bug: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27408)
As you suggest, the regexp stuff can be worked around, making the code usable with a 1.3 jvm. However, the recent .tis related changes cause problems when used with IBM's 1.3.1 JVM (with jit enabled, under windows.. I've not tested other OSes) which means you can't build indexes (except tiny ones) using such a jvm. This doesn't appear to be Lucene's fault - it seems to be an IBM jdk bug, but annoyingly IBM still uses 1.3.1 jvms in all its biggest java products (WebSphere Application Developer 4 & 5, WebSphere Application Server 4 & 5 (and WebSphere Portal etc which are built on top)) - v5.x of these products is the latest version, and they have this problem with the .tis related changes. IBM has a big chunk of the java market, so unfortunately IBM 1.3.1 jvms are (surprisingly) widely used, certainly in larger commercial environments. And I'm not sure how quickly IBM would release a fix for its jvm. So, if lucene 1.4 was released as 'java 1.3 compatible' then that will probably result in ibm-product-using people reporting bugs relating to building indexes. Maybe lucene 1.4 should no longer officially support java 1.3. Or, a workaround in the new .tis related code could be sought to preserve (ibm) java 1.3 support. Either way, I think this issue may be more of a deciding factor in whether lucene 1.4 should support java 1.3 or not. My personal preference is that a workaround is found for the ibm 1.3.1 bug, but I've not found one yet. regards, jamie --- Tim Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, generating the exception is more expensive than > applying the regular > expression. However, the code isn't run that often > (relatively) and the > results are cached, so it shouldn't make a > significant difference. > > Just to verify the numbers, I put together a small > test. I ran 100000 > iterations of integer, float and string values > through the two methods: > > +-----------------------------------+ > | milliseconds to execute iteration | > +-----------------------------------+ > | value type | regex | exception | > +------------|----------|-----------+ > | integer | 0.0484 | 0.0094 | > | float | 0.1641 | 0.311 | > | string | 0.1125 | 0.4796 | > +------------+----------+-----------+ > > The timing values were calculated by taking the > total time and dividing by > the number of iterations. The only case where using > the exception method is > better is if the values are integers (in which case, > no exception is thrown > since integer is the first test). > > Profiling the program confirms the results (java > -Xrunhprof:cpu=samples): > > CPU SAMPLES BEGIN (total = 299) Fri Mar 05 08:18:27 > 2004 > rank self accum count trace method > 1 40.80% 40.80% 122 37 > java.lang.Throwable.fillInStackTrace > 2 8.03% 48.83% 24 50 > java.lang.StringBuffer.<init> > 3 7.02% 55.85% 21 51 > java.lang.StringBuffer.expandCapacity > 4 3.01% 58.86% 9 49 > java.lang.StringBuffer.expandCapacity > 5 2.68% 61.54% 8 41 > java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString > 6 2.34% 63.88% 7 31 > java.util.regex.Pattern.matcher > ... > > But, if this is the only code depending on java 1.4, > it seems like it would > be better to remove it for better version > compatibility. Perhaps what would > be best would be to have the code detect which > version it's running under > and act appropriately. > > Tim > > > > From: Mario Ivankovits [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I dont know where and how often this piece of code > gets > > called and how > > often a wrong value will be passed, but to throw > an exception > > might be > > more expensive. > > Think of the stacktrace which needs to be filled. > > > > Maybe the type of the term should then be cached > (per field). > > > > > > Mario > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
