libxalan2-java : incompatible-java-bytecode-format with OpenJDK 7 as default-jdk
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
libxalan2-java (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
James Page |
Bug Description
During a recent rebuild test it was detected that libxalan2-java 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.
tags: | added: auto java7-bytecode quantal |
Changed in libxalan2-java (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → High |
assignee: | nobody → James Page (james-page) |
This bug was fixed in the package libxalan2-java - 2.7.1-7ubuntu1
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libxalan2-java (2.7.1-7ubuntu1) quantal; urgency=low
* Ensure backwards compatible bytecode is build (LP: #1049794):
- d/ant.properties: Specify source/target = 1.5 when compiling
Java source code.
-- James Page <email address hidden> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:58:42 +0100