Review request for JDK-8016760: failure of regression test langtools/tools/javac/T6725036.java

[Eric McCorkle]

Please do; this test has been failing for almost a month now.

On 06/25/13 15:45, Xueming Shen wrote:
> The proposed change for 8015666 is supposed to stop this test failure.
> But as I said
> last time that it may take a while for it to get into the repo. I will
> start the CCC process
> shortly, if there is no objection.
> 
> -Sherman
> 
> On 06/25/2013 12:27 PM, Eric McCorkle wrote:
>> Does the fix for 8015666 stop the error from happening?  If so, then
>> I'll withdraw this RFR.
>>
>> On 06/25/13 13:50, Xueming Shen wrote:
>>> This is fine to be a workaround for the test case for now. It probably
>>> will need to be
>>> undo-ed after the propose change for #8015666 get integrated.
>>>
>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sherman/8015666/webrev/
>>>
>>> The proposal for #8015666 is to keep the "existing" behavior of
>>> ZipEntry.getTime()
>>> to return a LastModifiedTime converted from the zip entry's
>>> ms-dos-formatted date/time
>>> field by using the "default" timezone. A new pair
>>> ZipEntry.get/setLastModifiedTime()
>>> will be added to access the "real" UTC time stored in the zip entry, if
>>> presents.
>>>
>>> The API doc will be updated accordingly as well to explicitly explain
>>> the source of the
>>> date/time and the its timezone sensitive conversion.
>>>
>>> -Sherman
>>>
>>> On 06/25/2013 07:03 AM, Eric McCorkle wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Please review this simple patch which updates regression test
>>>> langtools/tools/javac/T6725036.java to offset the time returned by
>>>> JavaFileObject.getLastModified() with the local time to UTC delta.
>>>>
>>>> Please note that this patch is intended to address the test failures,
>>>> and that I will be immediately opening a new bug to investigate and
>>>> address deeper issues, and also to properly document the API.
>>>>
>>>> The webrev is here:
>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~emc/8016760/
>>>>
>>>> The bug report is here:
>>>> http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8016760
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Eric
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