Re: Groovy3 compiler bug?

How did you access INSTANCE?

On 04.11.25 12:56, Schalk Cronje wrote:
> *Preamble*: /In Grolifant we compile the core code against Groovy 3.0.22=
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> so that is compatible with any Gradle 7.3+. There was a bug in Grolifant=
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> where the OperatingSystem instance did not report the correct operating=
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> system./
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> In this file=20
> https://gitlab.com/ysb33rOrg/gradle/grolifant/-/blob/RELEASE_5_8_0/groli=
fant-core/src/main/groovy/org/ysb33r/grolifant5/internal/core/os/DefaultLi=
nux.groovy?ref_type=3Dtags, there is the line
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>  =C2=A0 =C2=A0 public static final OperatingSystem INSTANCE =3D new Defa=
ultLinux()
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> The DefaultLinux class extends DefaultGenericUnix. Now when INSTANCE is=
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> accessed, it shows up as DefaultGenericUnix instead of DefaultLinux.=20
> (There are a couple of classes that has the same default behaviour).
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> To get this to work I had to change it to=20
> https://gitlab.com/ysb33rOrg/gradle/grolifant/-/blob/e1614b58e0956580831=
916c35f41b76476dcfcc0/grolifant-core/src/main/groovy/org/ysb33r/grolifant5=
/internal/core/os/DefaultLinux.groovy so that both DefaultGenericUnix and =
DefaultLinux has a common ancestor which does not have a static field call=
ed INSTANCE and that DefaultLinux no longer extended DefaultGenericUnix.
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> I guess this is a compiler bug? I don't want it fixedh, but it would=20
> great if someone can explain this behaviour.
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