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

[Henrik Nord]

On 11/23/2011 08:57 AM, Vlad Dumitrescu wrote:
> 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
We would like it.
Thank you
>
> 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
>>
>>


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