Bug 1677503

Summary: The Japanese Era name will be changed on 2019-05-01 / component java-1.7.0-openjdk / rhel5
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Christian Horn <chorn>
Component: java-1.7.0-openjdkAssignee: jiri vanek <jvanek>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: OpenJDK QA <java-qa>
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Version: 5.11CC: ahughes, dbhole, java-qa, jvanek
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Description Christian Horn 2019-02-15 06:07:18 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1677502 +++

Description of problem:
The Japanese Era name will be changed on 2019-05-01 / component icu / rhel5
openjdk code is referring to the japanese era name.

All openjdk versions are affected.

Expected results:
The upcoming era name should properly be dealed with.

Additional info:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_imperial_transition,_2019
- the new era name has not yet been announced.
- We also have to modify glibc (for example bz1555189) and icu.
- openjdk upstream seems to have implemented the new era now, with name NEWERA, which they
intend to replace then later.  I guess they wanted to be sure to have time to debug
issues they might have with the change itself now that there is time, and later just
want to replace the era.
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/rev/2e3f73b616c2
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8202088
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8205432
We are not necessarily requesting this in-between-step, the request of our customers is to have openjdk eventually deal with the new era name.
Comment 2 Deepak Bhole 2019-03-01 22:03:55 UTC 
OpenJDK is no longer updated in RHEL-5. The last update for OpenJDK7 for 5 was in 5.11 for 7u131 in Feb 2017.