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List:       rxtx
Subject:    Re: [Rxtx] RXTX-2.1-7: jvm crash on usb serial device disconnect
From:       Trent Jarvi <tjarvi () qbang ! org>
Date:       2009-04-24 17:03:07
Message-ID: alpine.LFD.2.00.0904241101220.5001 () rxtx ! qbang ! org
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On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Farkas Levente wrote:

> Trent Jarvi wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Santosh wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> We are using RXTX-2.1-7 in a system running Linux kernel 2.6 without
>>> any issues with normal serial devices..
>>> We recently moved from normal serial device to a usb serial device and
>>> facing jvm crash problem if we disconnect the usb serial device.
>>> I see that this has been fixed in latest RXTX 2.2. I can't reproduce
>>> the issue with RXTX2.2pre2.
>>> Can this fix be back ported to 2.1-7? if yes which source files has these fix?
>>>
>>> Until we get stable 2.2 we want to continue with stable 2.1-7.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Santosh,
>>
>> There currently isn't a pair of maintainers to backport to 2.1-7.  I'm
>> trying to get 2.2 done to resolve your long term issue.  If someone wants
>> to backport, they can.  We could put it on rxtx.org.
>>
>> The 2.2 code is just as stable as 2.1-7.  Getting the right builds is the
>> hard part.  If you want to backport, I try to list each fix in the
>> ChangeLog in 2.2 so that you may go back to the actual fix.
>>
>> 2.2 really is bug fixes for 2.1 for most people.  Some felt there is
>> enough to justify a new version so I didn't complain.  Take an objective
>> look at the diffs.  I think you will find you just want to call 2.2 2.1-8.
>
> any changes for the 2.2 final in the near future?
>

Perhaps enabling win32 buffers (in a way that wont impact existing 
applications).

Otherwise, the remaining changes I'm looking at are trivial bug fixes from 
an API users perspective.  MSVC build fixes, web installers, ...
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