java 8 problems

[puntogil]

Enviroment:
openjdk version "1.8.0"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-b132)
OpenJDK Server VM (build 25.0-b70, mixed mode)

Apache Maven 3.2.1
Maven home: /usr/share/maven
Java version: 1.8.0-b132, vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.0/jre
Default locale: it_IT, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "linux", version: "3.13.7-100.fc19.i686", arch: "i386", family: "unix"

compile.core:
[copy] Copying 13 files to /builddir/build/BUILD/jdom-JDOM-2.0.5/build/core
[copy] Copied 16 empty directories to 2 empty directories under /builddir/build/BUILD/jdom-JDOM-2.0.5/build/core
[javac] Compiling 133 source files to /builddir/build/BUILD/jdom-JDOM-2.0.5/build/core
[javac] warning: [options] bootstrap class path not set in conjunction with -source 1.5
[javac] warning: [options] source value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
[javac] warning: [options] target value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
[javac] warning: [options] To suppress warnings about obsolete options, use -Xlint:-options.
[javac] /builddir/build/BUILD/jdom-JDOM-2.0.5/core/src/java/org/jdom2/ContentList.java:631: error: sort(Comparator<? super Content>) in ContentList cannot implement sort(Comparator<? super E>) in List
[javac] final void sort(final Comparator<? super Content> comp) {
[javac] ^
[javac] attempting to assign weaker access privileges; was public
[javac] where E is a type-variable:
[javac] E extends Object declared in interface List
[javac] /builddir/build/BUILD/jdom-JDOM-2.0.5/core/src/java/org/jdom2/ContentList.java:1241: error: sort(Comparator<? super F>) in ContentList.FilterList cannot implement sort(Comparator<? super E>) in List
[javac] final void sort(final Comparator<? super F> comp) {
[javac] ^
[javac] attempting to assign weaker access privileges; was public
[javac] where F,E are type-variables:
[javac] F extends Content declared in class ContentList.FilterList
[javac] E extends Object declared in interface List
[javac] /builddir/build/BUILD/jdom-JDOM-2.0.5/core/src/java/org/jdom2/AttributeList.java:609: error: sort(Comparator<? super Attribute>) in AttributeList cannot implement sort(Comparator<? super E>) in List
[javac] void sort(Comparator<? super Attribute> comp) {
[javac] ^
[javac] attempting to assign weaker access privileges; was public
[javac] where E is a type-variable:
[javac] E extends Object declared in interface List
[javac] 3 errors
[javac] 4 warnings

any ideas?
thanks in advance
regards

[hunterhacker]

I see they added a new List.sort() method in Java 8.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/List.html#sort-java.util.Comparator-

Now our sort() on ContentList is having a signature conflict.

Ours isn't a public method, so you should be able to rename it to internalSort() and change the calls in Element.java to call it by its new name, and that should take care of the collision and be backward compatible.

Rolf?

[rolfl]

OK, I see this, and understand the issue. That should work. I am pretty familiar with Java-8 at the moment (been learning), just have not tried JDOM on it... Will make this happen properly.

Puntogil ... if you find anything else .... shout.

[puntogil]

Sure, thanks for your help
regards

[rolfl]

I believe the issue is actually best solved by making the sort method public. I guess it is a testament to the generics strategy of JDOM 2.x that the generics are all compatible with what Java8 wants.

Changing the methods to public, and running with Java8, all 1887 tests pass.

[puntogil]

Thanks!
build fine
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//work/tasks/8881/6708881/build.log
regards