JDK-8035763 : Error parsing binary type annotations data in javac.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-02-25
  • Updated: 2014-07-07
  • Resolved: 2014-05-10
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JDK 9
9 b14Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8033004 - Make base TypeAnnotationPosition data immutable, create better methods for obtaining base TypeAnnotationPositions
Description
JDK-8033004 accidentally changed the order in which binary attributes for type annotations are parsed, causing type paths to be parsed before local variable information.  This causes it to fail to parse some type annotations, namely the ones that have local variable information and type paths.
Comments
Original fix was contributed by Werner Dietl to type annotations: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/type-annotations/type-annotations/langtools/rev/7e9c983565ac. Current fix essentially copies that fix, as it was determined that writing a test is not feasible (see noreg-hard justification)
19-05-2014
noreg-hard justification: javac will never read annotations on code attributes, and will never generate local variable or resource variable annotations on anything BUT a code attribute. Thus, it is not possible to write a test without synthesizing arguably malformed class files.
10-05-2014