[8u20] request for approval to backport JDK-8031967: For some sources compiler compiles for ever

[Jan Lahoda]

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Sorry,
     Jan

On 11.6.2014 17:17, Jan Lahoda wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'd like to ask for an approval to backport fix for:
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8033287
> Backport bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8046562
> jdk9 fix: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/langtools/rev/1514b395e8e1
>
> The fix does not apply cleanly to:
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u-dev/langtools. However, the only
> difference between JDK 9 and JDK 8 patch is that one of the lines
> removed by the patch is using diamond operator in JDK 9 and is not using
> it in JDK 8.
>
> Thanks,
>     Jan