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+/* tests/regression/bugzilla/PR162.java
+
+ Copyright (C) 1996-2011
+ CACAOVM - Verein zur Foerderung der freien virtuellen Maschine CACAO
+
+ This file is part of CACAO.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at
+ your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ 02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+// This test is not deterministic. It doesn't always fail, but it's very rare
+// that 5 consecutive runs succeed.
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore;
+
+class M {
+ public static Semaphore sem = new Semaphore(0);
+}
+
+class testglobal {
+ public static String the_string = initializeString();
+
+ static String initializeString() {
+ M.sem.release();
+ try {
+ Thread.sleep(300);
+ } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+ e.printStackTrace();
+ }
+ return "hullabaloo";
+ }
+}
+
+class testthread extends Thread {
+ public int the_length = 0;
+ public void run() {
+ try {
+ M.sem.acquire();
+ } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+ e.printStackTrace();
+ }
+ the_length = testglobal.the_string.length();
+ }
+}
+
+public class PR162 {
+ @Test
+ public void test() {
+ testthread t = new testthread();
+ t.start();
+ int length = testglobal.the_string.length();
+ try {
+ t.join();
+ } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+ e.printStackTrace();
+ }
+ assertEquals(t.the_length, length);
+ }
+}