[GROOVY-6449] GroovyConsole fails to start on JDK8

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.9, 2.2.0
• Component/s: Groovy Console, jdk conflict
• Environment: Debian Unstable; JDK 8 b116, Groovy Indy artefacts, 2.3.0-SNAPSHOT (Git HEAD 2013-11-24T12:00)
• Assignee: Cédric Champeau
• Reporter: Dr. Russel Winder
• Created: 24/Nov/13 06:00
• Updated: 04/Mar/14 16:31
• Resolved: 22/Jan/14 11:22

Description

Groovy Console works fine using JDK7 u45 but when run using JDK8 b116 it fails with the following:

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.GroovyStarter.rootLoader(GroovyStarter.java:106)
at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.GroovyStarter.main(GroovyStarter.java:128)
Caused by: java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError: Found interface java.lang.CharSequence, but class was expected
at groovy.swing.factory.BindFactory.bindingAttributeDelegate(BindFactory.groovy:301)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
at org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedMethod.invoke(CachedMethod.java:90)
at groovy.lang.MetaMethod.doMethodInvoke(MetaMethod.java:233)
at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1085)
at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:952)
at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:909)
at groovy.lang.Closure.call(Closure.java:423)
at groovy.util.FactoryBuilderSupport.handleNodeAttributes(FactoryBuilderSupport.java:973)
at groovy.util.FactoryBuilderSupport.createNode(FactoryBuilderSupport.java:723)
at groovy.util.FactoryBuilderSupport.dispatchNodeCall(FactoryBuilderSupport.java:855)
at groovy.util.FactoryBuilderSupport.doInvokeMethod(FactoryBuilderSupport.java:779)
at groovy.util.FactoryBuilderSupport.invokeMethod(FactoryBuilderSupport.java:499)
at groovy.util.FactoryInterceptorMetaClass.invokeMethod(FactoryBuilderSupport.java:1331)
at org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin.v7.IndyInterface.selectMethod(IndyInterface.java:212)
at groovy.ui.ConsoleActions.run(ConsoleActions.groovy:71)
at groovy.util.FactoryBuilderSupport.build(FactoryBuilderSupport.java:1169)
at groovy.util.FactoryBuilderSupport.build(FactoryBuilderSupport.java:1152)
at org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin.v7.IndyInterface.selectMethod(IndyInterface.java:212)
at groovy.ui.Console.run(Console.groovy:308)
at org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin.v7.IndyInterface.selectMethod(IndyInterface.java:212)
at groovy.ui.Console.run(Console.groovy:274)
at org.codehaus.groovy.vmplugin.v7.IndyInterface.selectMethod(IndyInterface.java:212)
at groovy.ui.Console.main(Console.groovy:208)
... 6 more