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FYI: java.io.Writer fixlet from GNU Classpath
- From: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>
- To: Mark Wielaard <mark at klomp dot org>
- Cc: java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 10:37:04 +0100
- Subject: FYI: java.io.Writer fixlet from GNU Classpath
- References: <1084732645.29428.21.camel@elsschot.wildebeest.org>
Mark Wielaard writes:
> The following fixlet from GNU Classpath fixes two Mauve tests.
>
> 2004-05-16 Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
>
> * java/io/Writer.java (Writer(Object)): Check for null lock object.
I'm wondering what the justification for the Mauve test is.
The old Java spec (2nd ed, paper copy) says that "lock" must be
non-null, but the current online spec says just "lock - Object to
synchronize on."
Andrew.