openjdk:8-jdk started failing maven builds

[damian-sima-olx]

Hi guys, I have a few jobs running mvnw to build my projects. These were running on an openjdk:8-jdk.
I started getting issues like fail to fork vm, with some maven plugins specifically surefire and failsafe.
Changing to older or newer versions didn't solve the problem.

What it did solve the problem was to use another docker image that's based on alpine and on top it install java 8.

I think the issue is with the Debian Stretch image but no idea what could have caused it. Any ideas?

[albuch]

This is a bug in openjdk on Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=911925
There is a workaround documented in the bug ticket (Setting jdk.net.URLClassPath.disableClassPathURLCheck for the forked JVM, set it in the <argLine> configuration option of the plugins) that works until the patch in upstream OpenJDK is applied and released on Debian.

[damian-sima-olx]

That's brilliant, thanks a lot guys!
I've try the work around and it works fine.
Do you have any estimate when the patch will make it to Debian?

[albuch]

@damian-sima-olx you should ask this question over at the Debian bug.

[jglick]

The Debian fix is available (update 191) and also in Ubuntu. When will this repository pick it up? See my comment in carlossg/docker-maven#95, and discussion in Surefire.

[yosifkit]

Update 191 for openjdk-8* packages for Debian is only available in Debian Experimental and as such should not be used:

Experimental is used for packages which are still being developed, and with a high risk of breaking your system. It's used by developers who'd like to study and test bleeding edge software. Users shouldn't be using packages from there, because they can be dangerous and harmful even for the most experienced people.

- https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-ftparchives.en.html (emphasis added)

When it is available in more stable distribution, it may be considered (or even automatically picked up by update.sh).

[jglick]

Frustratingly, while 8u191 has been in Ubuntu backports for a while now, Debian Stretch is still stuck on the broken 8u181. Anyone know why this has not been upstreamed?