I've been working on randomizing file.encoding for forked tests
JVMs... the second local run revealed a bug in the standard library,
try (linux/ unix systems, Java 1.7):

java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-16 ...

where TestBlah is:

public class TestBlah {
  @Test
  public void testDummy() throws IOException {
    TimeZone.getDefault();
  }
}

The problem boils down to the unfortunate getBytes()....

    UnixFileSystem(UnixFileSystemProvider provider, String dir) {
        this.provider = provider;
        this.defaultDirectory = UnixPath.normalizeAndCheck(dir).getBytes();
        if (this.defaultDirectory[0] != '/') {
            throw new RuntimeException("default directory must be absolute");
        }

Dawid

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On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Dawid Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been working on randomizing file.encoding for forked tests
> JVMs... the second local run revealed a bug in the standard library,
> try (linux/ unix systems, Java 1.7):

This is unfortunate, but I think we should still pursue it?

E.g. if oracle can spin out a fix, we can (for the time being) have a
boolean parameter or something to enable charset randomization, and
once we upgrade jenkins then at least turn it on there?

I'd really like to run tests with a default charset of UTF-16 :)

--
lucidimagination.com

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Bug ID for this (will be visible in a while I guess):
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7181721

> This is unfortunate, but I think we should still pursue it?

I am inclined to :)

> I'd really like to run tests with a default charset of UTF-16 :)

Me too. It's pretty successful at finding buggy shit, isn't it? :)

Dawid

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