Re: Groovy 2.4.16 + Java 11 is broken in debian buster stable
On Thu, 23 Apr, 2020 at 11:08:27 +0200, Sven Hartge wrote:
> Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 22 Apr, 2020 at 22:15:09 +0530, Jayant Tripathi wrote:
>
> >> [1]https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=929460
> >> Is there a way to download patched groovy version in debian buster
> >> through apt?
> >> As default groovy version in Buster stable is: Groovy Version: 2.4.16
> >> JVM: 11.0.6 Vendor: Debian OS: Linux
> >> Regards
> >> Jayant Tripathi
> >>
> >> References
> >>
> >> 1. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=929460
>
> > Groovy 2.4.17 is available in bullseye (testing). Try requesting a
> > backport on the debian-backports list.
>
> Backports must not be used to fix bugs in Stable. If groovy from Stable
> does not work with the openjdk-11 from Stable, then this is a bug in
> Stable and has to be fixed in Stable.
>
This is indeed a bug in stable. However, any package in testing becomes
a candidate for stable-backports. There's more than one way to skin this
cat.
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