[8u20] request for approval to backport JDK-8043725: javac fails with StackOverflowException

[Seán Coffey]

Approved.

regards,
Sean.

On 09/06/14 15:51, Maurizio Cimadamore wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'd like to ask for an approval to backport fix for:
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8043725
> Backport bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8046347
> jdk9 fix: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/langtools/rev/a8ebc1d5cde9
>
> The fix does *not* apply cleanly to: 
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u-dev/langtools because of some 
> changes in JDK 9 that have not made into 8. However those changes are 
> outside the context of the patch itself - and the code of the proposed 
> backport is exactly the same as in 9. To be extra sure I checked that 
> all reg tests still pass on the 'adapted' patch.
>
> Thanks
> Maurizio