[DERBY-5150] Make test changes required to run Derby regression tests with JDK 1.7 and branches before 10.8

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 10.5.3.2, 10.6.2.4, 10.7.1.4
• Fix Version/s: 10.5.3.2, 10.6.2.2, 10.7.1.4
• Component/s: Test
• Assignee: Katherine Marsden
• Reporter: Katherine Marsden
• Created: 24/Mar/11 14:02
• Updated: 17/Jun/13 09:19
• Resolved: 20/Apr/12 01:32

Description

I t would be good to be able to run tests on older branches that don't have the JDBC 4.1 implementations with JDK 1.7.

I think this means at least backporting the following patch to disable signature checking with JDK 1.7
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12459586/disable-tests.diff

i am not sure what else.