thanks Christian! So would you say then the bug is in the Java code called by Double.parse()? from the nature of the advisory I thought it was a bug in some native code running in the JVM...
In other news are you coming to the roundup? you're a great presence on the google group, would be good to meet you in person. cheers! On 13 February 2011 21:21, Christian Catchpole <ato...@catchpole.net> wrote: > It's real. I tried it (before I read the reports that described it) > > http://twitpic.com/3vwtcq > > Certain rare cases cause the parsing method to get stuck in a loop. > I'v never written a double parser but I can imagine how it happens. > Perhaps it's a while(value > 0) loop that expects the value will > always be decremented and exit the loop. but in some cases, it's not. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- "life is complex, it has both real and imaginary components" http://threebrightlights.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
