[GROOVY-5665] Groovyc ant task fails with nested javac when using generics

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.7, 2.0.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.4, 2.1.0-beta-1, 1.8.9
• Component/s: Ant integration, Stub generator / Joint compiler
• Labels: ant compiler groovy
• Environment: Tested with Windows XP, Intellij IDEA 11.1.3 with embedded Ant (1.8.2), JDK 1.6.0_31
• Assignee: Guillaume Sauthier
• Reporter: Brett Borchardt
• Created: 13/Aug/12 17:00
• Updated: 21/Sep/12 16:58
• Resolved: 18/Sep/12 08:58

Description

Unzip the attached project and run the "compile" ant target. The following error is given:

Compile error during compilation with javac.
C:\DOCUME~1\bborcha\LOCALS~1\Temp\groovy-generated-3979570706073693155-java-source\test\MyGroovyClass.java:18: incompatible types
found : java.lang.String
required: T
public static <T extends java.lang.String> T getLast(java.util.List<T> list)

{ return (java.lang.String)null;}

This error did not occur on groovy 1.8.6 or earlier versions and is preventing us from upgrading.