[GROOVY-2462] GroovyClassLoader does not parse files saved in utf-8

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.1-rc-1
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.5
• Component/s: class generator, parser, XML Processing
• Environment: Vista, maven project built with <encoding>utf-8</encoding>
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Nicolas KP
• Created: 02/Jan/08 07:53
• Updated: 10/Mar/08 10:02
• Resolved: 10/Mar/08 09:47

Description

The following code

CompilerConfiguration config = new CompilerConfiguration();
config.setSourceEncoding("UTF-8");
gcl = new GroovyClassLoader(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader(), config);
gcl.parseClass(afile);

causes the following error:
1: Invalid variable name. Must start with a letter but was: ?survivantManager.
Node: org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.VariableExpression. At [1:1] @ line 1, column 1.
?survivantManager...

The file has been saved as utf-8 and tested with various programs to confirm that it is presented correctly, and that there is no hidden character (the one appearing as a ?) in the beginning of the file.

Any suggestions? Or is it indeed a bug?

Thanks for the help in advance!