JDK-8032587 : Change silent failure in Attr.java to assertion
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 8,9
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-01-23
  • Updated: 2014-02-21
  • Resolved: 2014-01-27
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JDK 9
9 b03Fixed
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Description
In the fromAnnotations method in comp/Attr.java, there is a silent failure condition when an annotation is visited prior to attribution, which was a source of several type annotations bugs.  This should be turned into an assertion.
Comments
Simple fix
23-01-2014