Processing 2.1 fails to compile all of its projects using JDK8 EA b119 error: The type java.util.Map$Entry cannot be resolved.

[Balchandra Vaidya]

Hi Xerxes,

Thank you for your feedback. I have updated the bug
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8024935 with
your instruction to reproduce the issue below.


Thanks,
Balchandra


On 12/13/13 11:20 AM, Xerxes Rånby wrote:
> Processing 2.1 fails to compile all of its projects using JDK8 EA b119
> error: The type java.util.Map$Entry cannot be resolved.
>
> This issue is a reproducer/reduced test case for:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8024935 - compilation succeeds in java7 but fails in java8
>
> I do not have any account at bugs.openjdk.java.net that I can use to update this bug,
> feel free to attach the information below to the bug.
>
> steps to reproduce:
>
> #Download processing 2.1 from:
> https://processing.org/download/
>
> tar zxvf processing-2.1-linux32.tgz
> cd processing-2.1
> #replace the bundled jdk inside processing with JDK8 EA b119
> mv java java-bundled
> mv jdk1.8.0 java
> #run
> ./processing
>
> Press
> Sketch->Run
> without entering any code fails with the following output:
>
> Annotation processing got disabled, since it requires a 1.6 compliant JVM
> /tmp/sketch_131213a3040094527895471164temp/sketch_131213a.java:1: error: The type java.util.Map$Entry cannot be resolved. It is indirectly referenced from required .class files
> 	import processing.core.*;
> 	^
> 1 problem (1 error)