Bug 5530 - Provide a more reliable version of OpenJDK 1.7
Summary: Provide a more reliable version of OpenJDK 1.7
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal critical
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: D Morgan
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URL: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bu...
Whiteboard: MGA2TOO
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Reported: 2012-04-21 11:44 CEST by Julien Gouesse
Modified: 2012-07-07 20:59 CEST (History)
2 users (show)

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Source RPM: java-1.7.0-openjdk
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Description Julien Gouesse 2012-04-21 11:44:50 CEST 
Description of problem:
Magiea 2 uses a broken build of OpenJDK 1.7, some Java softwares simply crashes when using it. Please rather use a more recent version like Fedora 17 does:
java version "1.7.0_03-icedtea"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (rhel-2.1.f17.7-x86_64)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 22.0-b10, mixed mode)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
java version "1.7.0_b147-icedtea"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (mageia-2.0.4.mga2-i386)
OpenJDK Client VM (build 21.0-b17, mixed mode)

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch Eclipse 3.7
2. Go over the signature of a method
3. Eclipse crashes
Julien Gouesse 2012-04-21 11:46:12 CEST

CC: (none) => gouessej

Manuel Hiebel 2012-04-21 23:20:38 CEST

Assignee: bugsquad => dmorganec
Source RPM: (none) => java-1.7.0-openjdk

Comment 1 D Morgan 2012-04-22 00:35:53 CEST 
please update your java version ( i updated to the last one ) and retest
Comment 2 Julien Gouesse 2012-04-22 10:40:49 CEST 
Now, I cannot boot anymore because of another bug that I have to report. I will retest as soon as possible. This bug is blocking for me, it would potentially prevent me from switching to Mageia 2.
Comment 3 Julien Gouesse 2012-04-24 16:36:32 CEST 
Hi

According to the wiki, OpenJDK 1.7.0.1 is provided with Mageia 2 beta 3:
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_2_beta3
"java openjdk-1.7.0.1 and sun-1.6.0.26 "

Please provide a more reliable version of OpenJDK 1.7 with the latest security fixes, which is currently OpenJDK 1.7.0.3 (working with IcedTea 2.0.1):
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-February/017249.html

I'm sorry to insist on this aspect but Java mustn't become a second class citizen and it is the responsibility of the packagers to update the packages in order to protect the system from known (and fixed) vulnerabilities.

I will be able to test Mageia Cauldron when a bug on systemd is fixed (I still can't reboot on it).
Comment 4 jean michel masereel 2012-05-08 11:27:27 CEST 
Hi,
I have some problem too with icedtea that I reported here : https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5656

I see that the RC will be with OpenJDK 1.7.0.3, so I wait for this RC and re-test!

CC: (none) => jean-michel.masereel

Comment 5 jean michel masereel 2012-05-12 13:51:59 CEST 
bad news.
even with the rc and the OpenJDK 1.7.0.3 I still have the same problem
Comment 6 Julien Gouesse 2012-05-12 16:14:39 CEST 
I think that your problem comes from a freeze in ProjectX itself, the root cause is not the same than mine.
Comment 7 jean michel masereel 2012-05-12 17:35:40 CEST 
My problem is solved, and it wasn't projectx faults.
It was a java problem : OpenJDK 1.7 does'nt work.
I 've installed OpenJDK 1.6 (32 bit version since rpmdrake don't let me install the 64 bits version, without telling me why...)
With the command line "sudo update-alternatives --config java", I choose the 1.6 version, and now it's ok (both for projectx and geogebra).
Comment 8 Manuel Hiebel 2012-05-12 18:56:55 CEST 
nice :(
Comment 9 Marja Van Waes 2012-05-26 13:06:52 CEST 
Hi,

This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment.

Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2.

Thanks :)

Cheers,
marja

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 10 jean michel masereel 2012-05-26 14:30:20 CEST 
Hi
In my case, openJdk 1.7 still doesn't work, need to downgrade to 1.6.
Comment 11 Julien Gouesse 2012-05-26 14:47:47 CEST 
I cannot switch to Mageia 2 because of a problem with the broken initialization process.
Manuel Hiebel 2012-06-12 20:48:25 CEST

Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA2TOO

Comment 12 Marja Van Waes 2012-07-06 15:03:50 CEST 
Please look at the bottom of this mail to see whether you're the assignee of this  bug, if you don't already know whether you are.


If you're the assignee:

We'd like to know for sure whether this bug was assigned correctly. Please change status to ASSIGNED if it is, or put OK on the whiteboard instead.

If you don't have a clue and don't see a way to find out, then please put NEEDHELP on the whiteboard.

Please assign back to Bug Squad or to the correct person to solve this bug if we were wrong to assign it to you, and explain why.

Thanks :)

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Thanks all :-D
Comment 13 Julien Gouesse 2012-07-06 15:57:32 CEST 
Hi

I will probably make another attempt of install tomorrow, I will be able to tell you whether this bug is reproducible. However, I need Icedtea-web 1.2 too in order to fix a bug with Google Chrome and Java Web Start / NetX:
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=135363
http://icedtea.classpath.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=811
Comment 14 Julien Gouesse 2012-07-07 20:59:51 CEST 
Hi

Thank you very much. Icedtea-web 1.2.4 and OpenJDK 1.7 update 3 work fine. Keep up the good work.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED
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