[GROOVY-1241] Actual ClassNotFoundException is hidden when loading classes with GCL

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-5
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-6
• Component/s: groovy-jdk
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Graeme Rocher
• Created: 14/Feb/06 03:47
• Updated: 01/Jun/06 12:48
• Resolved: 01/Jun/06 12:48

Description

When loading a class through the GroovyClassLoader the actual class which is not found is hidden when a ClassNotFoundException occurs in a parent class.

I discovered this in grails when loading test cases. Test cases extend GroovyTestCase the exception thrown is:

ClassNotFoundException: GroovyTestCase

But the actual reason was that junit.jar was not on the classpath and hence GroovyTestCase could not be loaded as it referenced the junit classes.

This is very mysterious and difficult to debug and needs fixing