[DERBY-3588] suites.All fails to run on Jvm 1.5 when built with JDK 1.5 (Failed to invoke suite(): .jdbc4._Suite)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 10.4.1.3, 10.5.1.1
• Fix Version/s: 10.4.2.0, 10.5.1.1
• Component/s: Test

Environment

Building with JDK 1.5 ( 'j15lib=/usr/local/java/jdk1.5/jre/lib'.)

Running tests with
JVM:
Sun Microsystems Inc.
java version "1.5.0_14"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_14-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_14-b03, mixed mode)

• Bug behavior facts: Regression Test Failure
• Assignee: Ole Solberg
• Reporter: Ole Solberg
• Created: 02/Apr/08 13:14
• Updated: 29/Jun/09 22:43
• Resolved: 17/Apr/08 09:07

Description

I discovered that since svn r633968 - 2008-03-05 19:45:52 CET, .suites.All has failed with
'Failed to invoke suite():java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.derbyTesting.functionTests.tests.jdbc4._Suite' in my test runs
where I have built with JDK 1.5, i.e. have 'j15lib=/usr/local/java/jdk1.5/jre/lib' in ~/ant.properties.

I think this is related to svn r633658 which removed the test for 'JDBC.vmSupportsJDBC4()' when doing
'suite.addTest(addSuiteByReflection("org.apache.derbyTesting.functionTests.tests.jdbc4._Suite"));'.

I added the 'if (JDBC.vmSupportsJDBC4())

{....}

' again and am now runnning .suites.All on one of my 1.5 test platforms.

An alternative might be to catch 'ClassNotFoundException' in 'addSuiteByReflection()'?