[THRIFT-3271] Could not find or load main class configtest_ax_javac_and_java on some non-english systems

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.3
• Component/s: Build Process

Environment

• German openSuse 13.2
• path with Umlauts (Arbeitsfläche) within

• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Assignee: Jens Geyer
• Reporter: Jens Geyer
• Created: 27/Jul/15 21:11
• Updated: 31/Jul/15 21:41
• Resolved: 27/Jul/15 21:53

Description

The JVM fails to locate the *.class file within an path that contains (e.g.) Umlauts, such as in ~/Arbeitsfläche/Thrift because of LC_ALL=C being set by configure. The symptom is, that

java configtest_ax_javac_and_java

works fine when invoked by hand, but configure fails at exactly that step, even with an explictly set classpath -cp . with the message:

config.log

Running "/usr/bin/javac configtest_ax_javac_and_java.java"
Running "/usr/bin/java configtest_ax_javac_and_java"
Error: Could not find or load main class configtest_ax_javac_and_java

Temporarily adding LC_ALL= right before the Java check solves the issue. The other workaround is to use a path using only LC_ALL=C-compatible characters.

It seems to be related to the issue mentioned at http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2011-10/msg00000.html and I eventually came up with the reason because after checking the usual suspects like CLASSPATH and the like I finally wondered whether it might have something to do with the fact that Java emits english error messages during configure, but german messages otherwise.

Issue Links

• relates to: THRIFT-1787 Thrift compiling Java Problem