[sakai-core-team] Java Comparators still a problem for Sakai 10?

[Matthew Jones]

Yes, this is fixed in jdk 8 and planned for a fix in 7u60 (
http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8029801).

The current version is 7u55 so possible that it won't be needed in a few
months.


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Neal Caidin <neal.caidin at apereo.org> wrote:

>  From our 2.9 release notes:
>
> As of June 19, 2013, an issue has been reported with respect to Java 7
> compatibility. The problem is in the Comparators and the workaround is
> to use the JVM property
> -Djava.util.Arrays.useLegacyMergeSort=true
> For details see -
>
> http://sakai-project-mail-list-archives.1343168.n2.nabble.com/Building-Sakai-Java-7-and-Sakai-comparators-tt7589944.html
> and KNL-1083 - Content Hosting comparators are incompatible with java 7
>
> Does this need to stay in the release notes for Sakai 10.0 ?
>
> Cheers,
> Neal
>
>
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