[8u] Request for enhancement backport approval for CR JDK-8193830 - Xalan Update: Xalan Java 2.7.2

[Seán Coffey]

Thanks for the request Aleksej. This is currently being reviewed.

regards,
Sean.


On 18/09/2018 07:29, Aleks Efimov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Please approve this enhancement backport request for JDK 8u.
>
> Bug:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8193830
>
> Rational:
> This change updates Xalan library that is part of jaxp to new minor 
> version. There are no significant changes in 2.7.2 version of Xalan 
> that can introduce incompatible changes. The list of changes is 
> limited to the following bug fixes:
>     XALANJ-2546 xsl:sort lang attribute ignores parameter value, only 
> hard-coding works
>     XALANJ-2581 Minor performance improvement: Use 
> String.lastIndexOf(int) instead of String.lastIndexOf(String).
>     XALANJ-2583 org.apache.xml.utils.NodeVector.sort: Fix an averaging 
> computation that could overflow for large values.
> It is safe and good to have them in JDK8.
>
> The review and approval request for the backported changes can be 
> viewed here:
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk8u-dev/2018-September/007840.html 
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Aleksei
>