[erlang-patches] jinterface: workaround for a Java bug

[Vlad Dumitrescu]

Hi!

I have a test for this, but I couldn't test it with Java 1.5, as it's
a hell to try to install it in a newer Ubuntu. Please let me know if
you want to include it anyway or if Java 5 is to be considered
deprecated (it already passed its end-of-life and premier commercial
support is also not available anymore).

best regards,
Vlad

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:04, Henrik Nord <henrik@REDACTED> wrote:
> On 10/20/2011 02:38 PM, Vlad Dumitrescu wrote:
>>
>> git fetch git://github.com/vladdu/opt.git java_string_bug
>>
>> https://github.com/vladdu/otp/compare/java_string_bug
>> https://github.com/vladdu/otp/compare/java_string_bug.patch
>>
>> OtpErlangString is affected by Java bug
>> http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6242664
>>
>> Java 1.5 has a bug where detecting codepoint offsets in strings that are
>> created by String.substring() gives wrong results. The new implementation
>> uses a different method, avoinding the issue.
>>
>> The following code will crash without the fix:
>>         final String s = "abcdefg";
>>         final String ss = s.substring(3, 6);
>>         final int[] cps = OtpErlangString.stringToCodePoints(ss);
>>
>> regards,
>> Vlad
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>
> Hi
>
> We would like a test for this.
> The suggestion is to extend the lists_roundtrip_2 test in nc_SUIT.erl by
> adding a new tag for the codepoint operation, and consequently adding the
> same to echo_server.java similar to how "sub3atom" is done.
>
> Thank you for the contribution!
>
> --
> /Henrik Nord Erlang/OTP
>
>