Possible javac bug around final and covariant overrides

[Vicente-Arturo Romero-Zaldivar]

On 10/27/2014 01:44 PM, Richard Warburton wrote:
> Hi,
>
>     IMO this is a bug. I have filed
>     https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8042785 to track it.
>
>     Thanks for your report,
>
>
> Can I request a clarification for what's happened with this issue? It 
> looks like the following has happened:
>
> 1. The reported bug was fixed
> 2. There was a the fix, caused a regression elsewhere.
> 3. The fix was deleted.
> 4. The bug was closed with a claim the bug was unverified.

5. a new bug (https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8044734) was 
created as a follow-up
6. we are keeping track of this.

Thanks,
Vicente

>
> Perhaps I'm misunderstanding something here, but if the fix was 
> reverted then that means that the bug still remains an issue.
>
> regards,
>
>   Richard Warburton
>
> http://insightfullogic.com
> @RichardWarburto <http://twitter.com/richardwarburto>

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