erlang : incompatible-java-bytecode-format with OpenJDK 7 as default-jdk
Bug #1049769 reported by
James Page
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| erlang (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
James Page | ||
Bug Description
During a recent rebuild test it was detected that erlang builds Java bytecode
which is only compatible with Java >= 7.
The default-jdk in Ubuntu Quantal has been changed to OpenJDK 7 and all
packages that Build-Depend on default-jdk are being tested to ensure that
they produce bytecode which is backwards compatible with earlier versions
of Java.
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to resolve this issue and make sure that the Java bytecode built by this
package is compatible with earlier Java runtime environments.
Note that lintian in Ubuntu Quantal also contains a experimental check
which can detect this problem (incompatible-
this by using the -E flag when running lintian.
Related branches
| tags: | added: auto java7-bytecode quantal |
| Changed in erlang (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → James Page (james-page) |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in erlang (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
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This bug was fixed in the package erlang - 1:15.b.
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erlang (1:15.b.
* Ensure backwards comaptible Java bytecode is built (LP: #1049769):
- d/p/bytecode-
Java source code.
-- James Page <email address hidden> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:51:11 +0100