PM66676: Building workspace using ant tasks with Java indexer disabled results in a hang

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 8.5.1
Rational Application Developer Standard Edition, Version 8.0.4.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to disable the java indexer using the ?disableIndexers?
  ant task results in the ?workspaceBuild? ant task hang.
  
  Problem:
  
  You are using ant tasks to manage your workspace builds and you
  notice that if you disable the java indexer using the
  disableIndexer ant task that your workspaceBuild Ant call hangs
  indefinitely.
  
  Local fix:
  
  The workaround is not to disable the Java indexer when
  performing Java compilation.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Attempts to disable the java indexer using the
  ?disableIndexers? ant task results in the ?workspaceBuild?
  ant task hang.
  

Problem conclusion

• The following help page:
  
  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/radhelp/v8/index.js
  p?topic=/com.ibm.ant.tasks.doc/topics/tdisableindexer.html
  topic.
  
  has been updated to indicate that the Java indexer should
  not be disabled if doing Java compilation.
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.0.4.2 and v8.5.1.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R804 PSN

     UP