[7u-dev] Request for approval for 8001208: Fix for KRB5CCNAME not complete

[Weijun Wang]

On 10/23/2012 12:09 PM, Seán Coffey wrote:
> Approved for jdk7u-dev.
>
> I noticed that you've used a record of type JIRA "sub-task" for this
> fix. I'm not sure why type "bug" can't be used and it's an issue we'll
> have to discuss as we become more familiar with JIRA.

Oh, I thought sub-task is a perfect description for this "task", as it's 
an unfinished part of the original bug. Also, it's easy to create and 
the two are automatically connected.

Thanks
Max

>
> regards,
> Sean.
>
> On 22/10/2012 19:09, Weijun Wang wrote:
>> Hi All
>>
>> This is a request to backport a jdk8 fix into jdk7u-dev.
>>
>> The bug should be available at
>>
>>    http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8001208
>>
>> Basically, it recognizes the KRB5CCNAME environment variable which can
>> take the form of FILE:/tmp/ccache but has not removed the FILE: prefix
>> before trying to read the file.
>>
>> The fix is already included in jdk8 as:
>>
>>    http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/a1e77f7ed52b
>>    Reviewed-by: xuelei
>>
>> The patch for jdk7u-dev is identical to the one in jdk8.
>>
>> The fix is low-risk, and isolated. An existing regression test is
>> enhanced to confirm the fix. Existing tests also run fine.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Weijun
>