Thanks for the thorough explanation. I can help, also it will be good if we do it before creating the R13 branch. I don't mind having R13.06 or ven R13.07.
Jacques From: "Adrian Crum" <adrian.c...@sandglass-software.com> > In revision 1484279 I believe I have fixed the last of the entity cache > issues. FYI - there were flaws in the entity cache code that GUARANTEED > stale values. In other words, data coming from the caches was unreliable. > > In addition, I fixed a flaw in the GenericEntity/GenericValue classes > that allowed other threads to modify a shared instance that was supposed > to be immutable. This is a serious problem because it is common practice > to cast a Generic Entity to a java.util.Map, then pass it on to various > methods - with the result that in some remote corner of the project a > method thinks it is modifying a Map, but in reality it is modifying a > supposedly immutable GenericEntity. > > These bugs are serious, and they really need to be fixed in the older > versions. The problem is, I have spent almost all of my free time fixing > these in the trunk, and I don't have any more free time to spare. In > other words, I need your help. > > The bug fixes are mixed in with other changes I was doing at the time, > so I can't provide a simple list of revisions to backport. One approach > would be to copy the trunk EntityTestSuite.java to a release branch, and > start fixing the tests that fail - using the related trunk commits as a > guide. > > So, if anyone is willing to help, I can provide some guidance - but I > can't do it all myself. > > -Adrian >
