[8u40] Request for backport approval: 8048121: et. al. -- javac complex method references

[Seán Coffey]

Approved.

regards,
Sean.

On 11/11/2014 22:19, Robert Field wrote:
> Please approve the backport from 9 to 8u40 of a fix for a bug cluster --
>
>    8048121: javac complex method references: revamp and simplify
>    8037404: javac NPE or VerifyError for code with constructor
>    reference of inner class
>    8047341: lambda reference to inner class in base class causes
>    LambdaConversionException
>    8044748: JVM cannot access constructor though ::new reference
>    although can call it directly
>    8044737: Lambda: NPE while obtaining method reference through lambda
>    expression
>    8038776: VerifyError when running successfully compiled java class
>
>    Reviewed-by: dlsmith, vromero
>
> Fix is a non-trivial rewrite of the handling of complex method 
> references in javac.  Not counting tests, this is 198 deleted lines, 
> 105 added lines.  There are ten new tests.
> In addition to the above bugs addressed, there were several duplicates 
> closed, showing that these bugs appear frequently in the wild.
> The new code has fermented in JDK9 since June without any bug reports 
> against it.
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8048121
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8037404
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8047341
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8044748
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8044737
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8038776
>
> JDK9 changeset: 
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/langtools/rev/97731dc59ef6
> JDK9 additional changeset (added tests): 
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/langtools/rev/2b6b96ed3878
>
> JDK8 changes match JDK9 except in trivial ways: line offset, 
> indenting, diamond operator in removed code
>