Scala 2.8.1 final

Ticket	Summary
#36 [2]	When a val overrides an abstract var [2]
#434343 [3]	Scaladoc and val (constructor args and lazy) [3]
#6c6c6c [4]	scaladoc for case class fields [4]
#4f4f4f [5]	Assertion error on compilation [5]
#1220 [6]	Stream.cons result not thread-safe [6]
#1445 [7]	Scaladoc does not seem to correctly report singleton types [7]
#1693 [8]	Implicit conversion ambiguity [8]
#1766 [9]	Primary constructor does not initialize structural type when auxiliary constructors are present [9]
#2318 [10]	Structural method is dispatched on non-public member when overriding public member [10]
#2331 [11]	Assertion Error Erasure$Eraser.cast(Erasure.scala:442) [11]
#2413 [12]	Types$TypeError when using inherited method from Java with repeated parameters [12]
#2416 [13]	Unsound higher order typing [13]
#2462 [14]	Better error messages for implicits [14]
#2464 [15]	'class file is broken' error when extending Java static inner classes [15]
#2799 [16]	spurious warning for deprecated case class [16]
#3105 [17]	parameters with default values not distinguished [17]
#3193 [18]	"Self" escapes SynchronizedMap [18]
#3209 [19]	scalac crash on (invalid) input file with an annotation on package declaration [19]
#3247 [20]	incorrect error message compiling trait with view bound [20]
#3249 [21]	java generic signature should not refer to type parameters of enclosing method (partial fix) [21]
#3361 [22]	NullPointerException in REPL when using DoubleLinkedList [22]
#3374 [23]	error in kind checking: higher-order type parameters [23]
#3399 [24]	IndexOutOfBoundsException on search for implicit =:= [24]
#3403 [25]	Compiler error with renamed BeanProperty import [25]
#3414 [26]	Option.empty [26]
#3419 [27]	kind conformance and separate compilation [27]
#3435 [28]	Compiler crash with TypeError during SpecializeTypes [28]
#3461 [29]	Scala doc for List.sliding is incorrect [29]
#3468 [30]	dated spec references to ByNameFunction [30]
#3477 [31]	upper bound on type parameter leads inferencer to wrong arity [31]
#3486 [32]	No Java Signature for mixed-in generic methods [32]
#3493 [33]	The result of scala.collection.immutable.TreeSet[A]#toString should be sorted [33]
#3494 [34]	Parameterizing varargs method on singleton type crashes scalac [34]
#3495 [35]	Cannot pass Java properties containing ':' [35]
#3496 [36]	Stream.splitAt does not terminate [36]
#3497 [37]	assertion failed in getPrimitive [37]
#3502 [38]	Stream.range regression in Scala 2.8.0 (works with Scala 2.7.7) [38]
#3507 [39]	assertion failure in mkAttributedQualifier [39]
#3508 [40]	Stream.tabulate creates an infinite stream [40]
#3519 [41]	Recent nsc change breaks AppEngine compatibility (partial fix) [41]
#3521 [42]	Java annotation with negative double value causes error [42]
#3540 [43]	TraversableFactory.iterate is too aggressive [43]
#3543 [44]	Java annotations restriction; error message could be improved [44]
#3548 [45]	scala.MatchError on code completion of a Tuple [45]
#3551 [46]	jvm/actor-executor2 test fails very rarely due to incorrect use of j.u.c.Executor [46]
#3570 [47]	Compiler crash in a small code [47]
#3580 [48]	TraversableLike.toStream loops [48]
#3582 [49]	Higher order type parameter results in implicit search failure [49]
#3584 [50]	Random.shuffle not usable with Random objects initialized from a non-default seed [50]
#3603 [51]	Integrate IntMap / LongMap into 2.8 collections [51]
#3604 [52]	Compiler crash: XML parsing: <div></abbr> [52]
#3605 [53]	No JSON Serializer in scala.util.parsing.json [53]
#3612 [54]	Inner object does not conform to self-type [54]
#3615 [55]	Enum with duplicate ordinal throws AssertionError [55]
#3616 [56]	Enumeration.values is confused by methods returning Val instances [56]
#3618 [57]	ill-formed type application with type constructors [57]
#3622 [58]	Compiler crash with Java repeated parameters [58]
#3627 [59]	ClassFormatError for specialized class extending specialized trait [59]
#3629 [60]	Bring LinkedBlockingQueue up-to-date [60]
#3631 [61]	java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException while compiling xhtml1-strict.scala [61]
#3636 [62]	scala.MatchError with Specialization [62]
#3645 [63]	Stream.tabulate creates an infinite constant stream [63]
#3648 [64]	VerifyError with named constructor parameter with default value [64]
#3649 [65]	scalac crashes after reporting name clash between val and companion object [65]
#3650 [66]	specialization incorrectly searches for specialized variants [66]
#3653 [67]	Repetitive method name/signature in class file [67]
#3663 [68]	IllegalAccessError when using package proptected members of a Java class [68]
#3667 [69]	Java Serialization Issue with Nested Class and Default Parameter [69]
#3676 [70]	Compiler crash when trying to implement a custom view [70]
#3679 [71]	scalac memory leak with NoPhase [71]
#3684 [72]	ArrayBuilder.ensureSize can resize twice [72]
#3685 [73]	field type inference fails when using named arguments with same name [73]
#3688 [74]	JavaConversions.asMap can't be used a a view bound due to overloading [74]
#3691 [75]	Compiler crash accessing higher kinded type in refinement [75]
#3692 [76]	Infinite loop when compiling a simple manifest test [76]
#3697 [77]	compile error applying curried method with repeated and default parameters [77]
#3709 [78]	performance: use of implicit conversion to RichInt in ResizableArray wasteful [78]
#3716 [79]	illegal characters in msil source causes compilation failure [79]
#3717 [80]	ScalaSigParser in scalap doesn't use the new format [80]
#3726 [81]	Blocks with application of a function-typed variable are seen as pure [81]
#3728 [82]	Wrong generic Java signature for methods with Array[T] parameters [82]
#3729 [83]	stack traces on file not found [83]
#3737 [84]	scaladoc for Option is wrong in places, could use examples [84]
#3750 [85]	No package-level scaladoc for the scala package [85]
#3751 [86]	Update/improve scala.Array's scaladoc [86]
#3756 [87]	Incongruous Java Class File / Package Crashes Scala Compiler [87]
#3757 [88]	No error given when abstract base class is not fully implemented [88]
#3763 [89]	type inference causes ClassCastException: Arrays are not ScalaObjects [89]
#3765 [90]	Incorrect Position with \r\n Delimiters [90]
#3766 [91]	Performance: ArrayBuffer.sizeHint could directly call arraycopy rather than Array.copy [91]
#3767 [92]	Array.copy needs review [92]
#3769 [93]	Compiler UnsupportedOperationException: Position.point when parsing ill-formed XML [93]
#3772 [94]	companions and method-owned case classes (partial fix) [94]
#3773 [95]	Missing deprecation warning [95]
#3774 [96]	scalac hang on innocent looking source (partial fix) [96]
#3776 [97]	scalac silently hangs while compiling (possibly with implicits) [97]
#3777 [98]	type constructor inference should normalize to improve unification [98]
#3779 [99]	@specialized collides with Manifest [99]
#3780 [100]	cyclic reference when compiling sources using build manager [100]
#3786 [101]	Improve scaladoc of scala.xml.pull [101]
#3793 [102]	Improve scaladoc of scala.collection package and link to the new Guide [102]
#3803 [103]	Specialization with function object causes null reference [103]
#3873 [104]	Dependent method type referring to previous argument list [104]
#3894 [105]	Regression: scaladoc fails when mixing in PackratParsers [105]
#3915 [106]	Compiler crash: "Illegal group reference [106]"
#3939 [107]	Scala compiler rejects override of abstract protected Java method [107]
#3947 [108]	Can't override protected Java member from outer package in mixed compilation [108]

Ticket

Summary

#36 [2]

When a val overrides an abstract var [2]

#434343 [3]

Scaladoc and val (constructor args and lazy) [3]

#6c6c6c [4]

scaladoc for case class fields [4]

#4f4f4f [5]

Assertion error on compilation [5]

#1220 [6]

Stream.cons result not thread-safe [6]

#1445 [7]

Scaladoc does not seem to correctly report singleton types [7]

#1693 [8]

Implicit conversion ambiguity [8]

#1766 [9]

Primary constructor does not initialize structural type when auxiliary constructors are present [9]

#2318 [10]

Structural method is dispatched on non-public member when overriding public member [10]

#2331 [11]

Assertion Error Erasure$Eraser.cast(Erasure.scala:442) [11]

#2413 [12]

Types$TypeError when using inherited method from Java with repeated parameters [12]

#2416 [13]

Unsound higher order typing [13]

#2462 [14]

Better error messages for implicits [14]

#2464 [15]

'class file is broken' error when extending Java static inner classes [15]

#2799 [16]

spurious warning for deprecated case class [16]

#3105 [17]

parameters with default values not distinguished [17]

#3193 [18]

"Self" escapes SynchronizedMap [18]

#3209 [19]

scalac crash on (invalid) input file with an annotation on package declaration [19]

#3247 [20]

incorrect error message compiling trait with view bound [20]

#3249 [21]

java generic signature should not refer to type parameters of enclosing method (partial fix) [21]

#3361 [22]

NullPointerException in REPL when using DoubleLinkedList [22]

#3374 [23]

error in kind checking: higher-order type parameters [23]

#3399 [24]

IndexOutOfBoundsException on search for implicit =:= [24]

#3403 [25]

Compiler error with renamed BeanProperty import [25]

#3414 [26]

Option.empty [26]

#3419 [27]

kind conformance and separate compilation [27]

#3435 [28]

Compiler crash with TypeError during SpecializeTypes [28]

#3461 [29]

Scala doc for List.sliding is incorrect [29]

#3468 [30]

dated spec references to ByNameFunction [30]

#3477 [31]

upper bound on type parameter leads inferencer to wrong arity [31]

#3486 [32]

No Java Signature for mixed-in generic methods [32]

#3493 [33]

The result of scala.collection.immutable.TreeSet[A]#toString should be sorted [33]

#3494 [34]

Parameterizing varargs method on singleton type crashes scalac [34]

#3495 [35]

Cannot pass Java properties containing ':' [35]

#3496 [36]

Stream.splitAt does not terminate [36]

#3497 [37]

assertion failed in getPrimitive [37]

#3502 [38]

Stream.range regression in Scala 2.8.0 (works with Scala 2.7.7) [38]

#3507 [39]

assertion failure in mkAttributedQualifier [39]

#3508 [40]

Stream.tabulate creates an infinite stream [40]

#3519 [41]

Recent nsc change breaks AppEngine compatibility (partial fix) [41]

#3521 [42]

Java annotation with negative double value causes error [42]

#3540 [43]

TraversableFactory.iterate is too aggressive [43]

#3543 [44]

Java annotations restriction; error message could be improved [44]

#3548 [45]

scala.MatchError on code completion of a Tuple [45]

#3551 [46]

jvm/actor-executor2 test fails very rarely due to incorrect use of j.u.c.Executor [46]

#3570 [47]

Compiler crash in a small code [47]

#3580 [48]

TraversableLike.toStream loops [48]

#3582 [49]

Higher order type parameter results in implicit search failure [49]

#3584 [50]

Random.shuffle not usable with Random objects initialized from a non-default seed [50]

#3603 [51]

Integrate IntMap / LongMap into 2.8 collections [51]

#3604 [52]

Compiler crash: XML parsing: <div></abbr> [52]

#3605 [53]

No JSON Serializer in scala.util.parsing.json [53]

#3612 [54]

Inner object does not conform to self-type [54]

#3615 [55]

Enum with duplicate ordinal throws AssertionError [55]

#3616 [56]

Enumeration.values is confused by methods returning Val instances [56]

#3618 [57]

ill-formed type application with type constructors [57]

#3622 [58]

Compiler crash with Java repeated parameters [58]

#3627 [59]

ClassFormatError for specialized class extending specialized trait [59]

#3629 [60]

Bring LinkedBlockingQueue up-to-date [60]

#3631 [61]

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException while compiling xhtml1-strict.scala [61]

#3636 [62]

scala.MatchError with Specialization [62]

#3645 [63]

Stream.tabulate creates an infinite constant stream [63]

#3648 [64]

VerifyError with named constructor parameter with default value [64]

#3649 [65]

scalac crashes after reporting name clash between val and companion object [65]

#3650 [66]

specialization incorrectly searches for specialized variants [66]

#3653 [67]

Repetitive method name/signature in class file [67]

#3663 [68]

IllegalAccessError when using package proptected members of a Java class [68]

#3667 [69]

Java Serialization Issue with Nested Class and Default Parameter [69]

#3676 [70]

Compiler crash when trying to implement a custom view [70]

#3679 [71]

scalac memory leak with NoPhase [71]

#3684 [72]

ArrayBuilder.ensureSize can resize twice [72]

#3685 [73]

field type inference fails when using named arguments with same name [73]

#3688 [74]

JavaConversions.asMap can't be used a a view bound due to overloading [74]

#3691 [75]

Compiler crash accessing higher kinded type in refinement [75]

#3692 [76]

Infinite loop when compiling a simple manifest test [76]

#3697 [77]

compile error applying curried method with repeated and default parameters [77]

#3709 [78]

performance: use of implicit conversion to RichInt in ResizableArray wasteful [78]

#3716 [79]

illegal characters in msil source causes compilation failure [79]

#3717 [80]

ScalaSigParser in scalap doesn't use the new format [80]

#3726 [81]

Blocks with application of a function-typed variable are seen as pure [81]

#3728 [82]

Wrong generic Java signature for methods with Array[T] parameters [82]

#3729 [83]

stack traces on file not found [83]

#3737 [84]

scaladoc for Option is wrong in places, could use examples [84]

#3750 [85]

No package-level scaladoc for the scala package [85]

#3751 [86]

Update/improve scala.Array's scaladoc [86]

#3756 [87]

Incongruous Java Class File / Package Crashes Scala Compiler [87]

#3757 [88]

No error given when abstract base class is not fully implemented [88]

#3763 [89]

type inference causes ClassCastException: Arrays are not ScalaObjects [89]

#3765 [90]

Incorrect Position with \r\n Delimiters [90]

#3766 [91]

Performance: ArrayBuffer.sizeHint could directly call arraycopy rather than Array.copy [91]

#3767 [92]

Array.copy needs review [92]

#3769 [93]

Compiler UnsupportedOperationException: Position.point when parsing ill-formed XML [93]

#3772 [94]

companions and method-owned case classes (partial fix) [94]

#3773 [95]

Missing deprecation warning [95]

#3774 [96]

scalac hang on innocent looking source (partial fix) [96]

#3776 [97]

scalac silently hangs while compiling (possibly with implicits) [97]

#3777 [98]

type constructor inference should normalize to improve unification [98]

#3779 [99]

@specialized collides with Manifest [99]

#3780 [100]

cyclic reference when compiling sources using build manager [100]

#3786 [101]

Improve scaladoc of scala.xml.pull [101]

#3793 [102]

Improve scaladoc of scala.collection package and link to the new Guide [102]

#3803 [103]

Specialization with function object causes null reference [103]

#3873 [104]

Dependent method type referring to previous argument list [104]

#3894 [105]

Regression: scaladoc fails when mixing in PackratParsers [105]

#3915 [106]

Compiler crash: "Illegal group reference [106]"

#3939 [107]

Scala compiler rejects override of abstract protected Java method [107]

#3947 [108]

Can't override protected Java member from outer package in mixed compilation [108]

Links:
[1] http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads
[2] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/36
[3] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/254
[4] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/577
[5] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/742
[6] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/1220
[7] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/1445
[8] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/1693
[9] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/1766
[10] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/2318
[11] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/2331
[12] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/2413
[13] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/2416
[14] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/2462
[15] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/2464
[16] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/2799
[17] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3105
[18] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3193
[19] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3209
[20] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3247
[21] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3249
[22] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3361
[23] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3374
[24] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3399
[25] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3403
[26] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3414
[27] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3419
[28] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3435
[29] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3461
[30] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3468
[31] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3477
[32] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3486
[33] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3493
[34] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3494
[35] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3495
[36] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3496
[37] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3497
[38] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3502
[39] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3507
[40] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3508
[41] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3519
[42] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3521
[43] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3540
[44] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3543
[45] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3548
[46] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3551
[47] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3570
[48] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3580
[49] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3582
[50] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3584
[51] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3603
[52] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3604
[53] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3605
[54] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3612
[55] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3615
[56] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3616
[57] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3618
[58] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3622
[59] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3627
[60] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3629
[61] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3631
[62] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3636
[63] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3645
[64] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3648
[65] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3649
[66] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3650
[67] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3653
[68] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3663
[69] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3667
[70] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3676
[71] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3679
[72] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3684
[73] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3685
[74] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3688
[75] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3691
[76] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3692
[77] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3697
[78] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3709
[79] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3716
[80] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3717
[81] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3726
[82] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3728
[83] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3729
[84] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3737
[85] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3750
[86] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3751
[87] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3756
[88] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3757
[89] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3763
[90] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3765
[91] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3766
[92] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3767
[93] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3769
[94] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3772
[95] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3773
[96] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3774
[97] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3776
[98] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3777
[99] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3779
[100] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3780
[101] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3786
[102] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3793
[103] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3803
[104] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3873
[105] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3894
[106] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3915
[107] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3939
[108] http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/ticket/3947

Scala 2.8.1 final

The Scala 2.8.1 distribution

What is new?