Works for me

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

root@theon:~ # dpkg-query -s sun-java6-jdk
Package: sun-java6-jdk
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: non-free/java
Installed-Size: 59940
Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers <pkg-java-
(e-mail address removed)>
Architecture: amd64
Source: sun-java6
Version: 6.22-1
Provides: java-compiler, java-sdk, java2-compiler, java2-sdk, java5-sdk,
java6-sdk
Depends: sun-java6-bin (>= 6.22-1), libc6, libx11-6
Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Suggests: sun-java6-demo, openjdk-6-doc, sun-java6-source
Description: Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6
The JDK(TM) is a development environment for building applications,
applets, and components using the Java programming language.
.
The JDK includes tools useful for developing and testing programs
written in the Java programming language and running on the Java
Platform.
.
NOTE: You must accept Sun's EULA prior to successfully installing
this package
Homepage: https://jdk-distros.dev.java.net

ldo@theon:java_try> cat test.java
class test
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.print("Got...");
double c = 2.2250738585072011e-308;
System.out.println(" here.");
} /*main*/
}

ldo@theon:java_try> javac test.java
ldo@theon:java_try> java test
Got... here.

 

[Paul Cager]

root@theon:~ # dpkg-query -s sun-java6-jdk
Package: sun-java6-jdk
Status: install ok installed
...
Architecture: amd64

That proves that you have installed Sun's Java, but does not mean that
you are using it by default. A "java -version" (or an "update-java-
alternatives") would have helped prove your point.

 

[Nigel Wade]

root@theon:~ # dpkg-query -s sun-java6-jdk
Package: sun-java6-jdk
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: non-free/java
Installed-Size: 59940
Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers <pkg-java-
(e-mail address removed)>
Architecture: amd64
Source: sun-java6
Version: 6.22-1
Provides: java-compiler, java-sdk, java2-compiler, java2-sdk, java5-sdk,
java6-sdk
Depends: sun-java6-bin (>= 6.22-1), libc6, libx11-6
Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Suggests: sun-java6-demo, openjdk-6-doc, sun-java6-source
Description: Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6
The JDK(TM) is a development environment for building applications,
applets, and components using the Java programming language.
.
The JDK includes tools useful for developing and testing programs
written in the Java programming language and running on the Java
Platform.
.
NOTE: You must accept Sun's EULA prior to successfully installing
this package
Homepage: https://jdk-distros.dev.java.net

ldo@theon:java_try> cat test.java
class test
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.print("Got...");
double c = 2.2250738585072011e-308;
System.out.println(" here.");
} /*main*/
}

ldo@theon:java_try> javac test.java
ldo@theon:java_try> java test
Got... here.

The number should be 2.2250738585072012e-308
The number you have used is the one which affects PHP.

Precision in computing is important.

If your Java version is hit by the bug your code will hang the compiler.
If you want to compile the class and test the bytecode on different JVM
then use Double.parseDouble to parse a string constant. So far all these
versions I've tried are affected by this bug:

Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_11-b06)
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_05-b05)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_21-b06)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_23-b05)
OpenJDK Client VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode) "1.6.0_17"
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode) "1.6.0_18"

 

[Paul Cager]

The number should be 2.2250738585072012e-308
The number you have used is the one which affects PHP.

Precision in computing is important.

If your Java version is hit by the bug your code will hang the compiler.
If you want to compile the class and test the bytecode on different JVM
then use Double.parseDouble to parse a string constant. So far all these
versions I've tried are affected by this bug:

Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_11-b06)
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_05-b05)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_21-b06)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_23-b05)
OpenJDK Client VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode) "1.6.0_17"
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode) "1.6.0_18"

GCJ isn't affected by the way:
sh-3.2$ gcj --main=Test Test.java
Test.java:6: warning: The local variable c is never read
double c = 2.2250738585072012e-308;
^
1 problem (1 warning)

sh-3.2$ ./a.out
Got... here.

sh-3.2$ gcj --version
gcj (Debian 4.3.2-2) 4.3.2

 

[Lew]

The number should be 2.2250738585072012e-308
The number you have used is the one which affects PHP.

Precision in computing is important.

If your Java version is hit by the bug your code will hang the compiler.

And thus NetBeans' IDE as it tries to internally compile the source.
Oracle JDK.

Evil!

If you want to compile the class and test the bytecode on different JVM
then use Double.parseDouble to parse a string constant. So far all these
versions I've tried are affected by this bug:

Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_11-b06)
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_05-b05)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_21-b06)
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_23-b05)
OpenJDK Client VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode) "1.6.0_17"
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode) "1.6.0_18"

$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_23"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_23-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 19.0-b09, mixed mode, sharing)

 

[Tom Anderson]

And thus NetBeans' IDE as it tries to internally compile the source.
Oracle JDK.

Evil!

I tried this in Eclipse earlier. I left work immediately after, and i'm
hoping it'll have magically fixed itself when i get in tomorrow!

tom

 

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

The number should be 2.2250738585072012e-308

Yup, that’s it, javac is now stuck in a loop.