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JavaTM SE 6 Release Notes

Fixed Bug List


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The following tables show all priority 1 and 2 bugs fixed (and enhancements added) in each milestone release of Java SE 6 that had at least one vote in our Bug Database.

The Bug Database is available publicly on java.sun.com; free registration is required for access. Bug numbers in the table below link to the database. You can also query the database for a specific bug number.

Bugs are sorted by category, subcategory, then votes.

      Bugs Fixed in RC (Release Candidate)                 Bugs Fixed in Beta2                     Bugs Fixed in Beta1          

 

Bugs Fixed in RC

CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY VOTES BUG PRIORITY SYNOPSIS
guides none 1 6234731 2-High Javadoc doesn't give enough details on 64bit VM behavior(sol/win/lin) for different options.
hotspot jni 77 2138641 1-Very High Event Handle Leak while using JNI
idl orb 1 2132882 2-High ORB#shutdown does not wait and leaks threads
java classes_2d 74 6279846 2-High Pixel values are different when source and dest ColorSpace supplied to ColorConvertOp are same
java classes_2d 1 5094347 2-High clarify GraphicsDevice.setDisplayMode() spec regarding BIT_DEPTH_MULTI
java classes_2d 1 6438263 2-High Need to handle new TrueType 'gasp' table version in vista fonts
java classes_awt_im 3 6425850 2-High HotSpot crashes when typing fast with Input Method Editor (IME)
java classes_net 6 6382788 2-High URLConnection is silently retrying POST request
java classes_net 1 6449504 2-High REGRESSION:ZipException exception throws when try to read a XML file
java classes_swing 19 6209673 2-High Memory leak in Swing applications after a display mode change
java classes_swing 1 6264013 2-High Infinite Recursion on EDT causes StackOverflowError
java classes_swing 1 6420152 2-High REGRESSION: Closing an output tab in NetBeans produces ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
java classes_swing 1 6425949 2-High Exception thrown when displaying app with JInternalFrame in GTK LAF
java classes_swing 1 6442021 2-High Wrong JTable highlite selection when a JTable has a column width of 0
java classes_util_jarzip 3 6423026 2-High Java.util.zip doesn't allow more than 2036 zip files to be concurrently open on Windows
java compiler 4 4977607 2-High Compilation error java.lang.InternalError: jzentry == 0
java install 1 6446356 1-Very High [zh_CN/mustang b90] Installation failure on zh_CN/JA windows platforms
java jdbc_rowset 1 6417307 2-High SyncResolver.getConflictValue(int) throws SQLException: Invalid cursor position
javawebstart install 1 6446676 2-High JWS can't find the cache file for the application when trying to upgrade
jaxp xslt 1 6384418 2-High Xalan classes getting VerifyError
jdbc filteredrowset 1 6322636 2-High FilteredRowSetImpl: throws NPE on attempt to update a DATE column

 

Bugs Fixed in Beta2

CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY VOTES BUG PRIORITY SYNOPSIS
hotspot compiler2 1 6387299 2-High Can't inline a monomorphic call site when using default (package) visibility
hotspot jvmti 10 6340201 2-High RedefineClasses devours memory
hotspot jvmti 1 6328000 2-High class redefinition failed "method deleted"
java classes_2d 1 6300721 2-High Creating Animated GIF images repeatedly with different image frames crashes the VM
java classes_awt 12 6404008 2-High REGRESSION: Mouse dragged events obey drag sensitivity
java classes_awt 10 6384219 2-High REGRESSION: When a breakpoint is hit from EventDispatchThread, GNOME hangs.
java classes_awt 7 6242833 2-High Mouse cursor doesn't behave correctly after maximizing on Linux/JDS 3
java classes_awt 4 4841881 2-High Alt tab with Windows L&F moves focus to the application menubar
java classes_awt 4 2129524 2-High All editable fields get frozen.
java classes_awt 1 6322270 1-Very High parent-less dialogs cannot be found, automation blocker
java classes_lang 2 4764778 2-High Interrupted thread can't load classes from classes directory (sol)
java classes_nio 3 6285901 2-High (so) Data corruption with asynchronous close (Solaris/Linux)
java classes_nio 1 6380091 2-High IOException/SIGSEGV occurs during SocketChannel.close processing.
java classes_nio 1 6417205 2-High (fc) Out of address space because mapped ByteBuffers are not freed
java classes_swing 42 4752713 2-High Cannot sort on properties displayed on JFileChooser detailed view
java classes_swing 8 4630761 2-High HTMLDocument not serializable
java classes_swing 8 6349010 2-High REGRESSION: XP L&F: on jdk 1.6, preferred size of JToggleButton in JToolbar on winxp is wrong.
java classes_swing 3 6406218 2-High Memory leak in HTMLEditorKit
java classes_swing 2 4906607 2-High Can't select a file through symlink using a JFileChooser
java classes_swing 2 6364882 2-High Last line of a paragraph should not be justified
java classes_swing 2 6406264 2-High REGRESSION: Custom combo box calendar popup no longer functional
java classes_swing 1 4991597 2-High Win L&F: Non editable and disabled text components have incorrect background col
java classes_swing 1 6178004 2-High REGRESSION: setToolTipText does not work if the component is not focussed
java classes_swing 1 6359669 2-High REGRESSION: Submenu does not work if populated in PopupMenuListener.popupMenuWillBecomeVisible
java classes_util_jarzip 82 2130892 2-High GZipOutputStream/InputStream goes critical(calls JNI_Get*Critical) and causes slowness
java classes_util_jarzip 16 6373059 2-High OutOfMemoryError on ZipFile.open
java classes_util_regex 1 6271399 2-High Pattern matching using regex takes a long time
java compiler 12 6295519 2-High javac throws ZipException when you have invalid files in classpath
java compiler 7 6365854 2-High javac crashes when compiling against an annotated class
java compiler 3 6213818 2-High crash: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.sun.tools.javac.code.Types$SubstFcn.subst(Types.java:20
java compiler 3 6218229 2-High crash: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Check.checkCompatibleConcretes(Che
java compiler 1 6215213 2-High crash: java.lang.AssertionError at com.sun.tools.javac.code.Types.containedBy(Types.java:792)
java compiler 1 6231847 2-High crash: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitNewClass(Attr.java:1352)
java compiler 1 6245699 2-High Missing bridge for final method (gives AbstractMethodError at runtime)
java compiler 1 6348760 2-High crash: java.lang.AssertionError at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.abstractLval(Lower.java:1853)
java compiler 1 6356636 2-High Compiler fails to read signatures of inner classes with non-generic outer instance leading to crash
java compiler 1 6407011 1-Very High javac crashes in b78 with NPE in DefaultFileManager:293
java debugger 29 6401245 2-High Small JDWP packets with the socket transport causes slow debugging on linux 2.6.15 kernel and newer
java dragndrop 5 4869264 2-High drag & drop action negotiation does not honor the targets supported actions
java imageio 1 4528643 2-High Native JPEG code makes JNI calls in scope of GetPrimitiveArrayCritical
java localization 1 5008498 2-High A regresion test java/text/Collator/DanishTest.java fails.
java serviceability 1 6348268 2-High PIT :nsk/stress/strace/strace006 crashes with SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xca0ef7ed, pid=11925, tid=3 error
java_deployment console 1 2137814 2-High Reg: pressing "v" in Java Console crashes in jvm.dll
java_plugin iexplorer 2 6381777 2-High JRE 1.5.0_06 version not showing up in Regedit for the dynamic classid
javawebstart spec 3 6250176 2-High Update JNLP Specification for 6.0
jaxp other 3 6338444 2-High CCE from org.apache.xerces.parsers.SAXParser.<init> in b56
jaxp xslt 1 6333923 2-High Using javax.xml.transform causes an annoying warning message to be written to System.err

 

Bugs Fixed in Beta1

CATEGORY SUBCATEGORY VOTES BUG PRIORITY SYNOPSIS
hotspot compiler2 5 5033614 2-High ClassLoaders do not get released by GC, causing OutOfMemory in Perm Space
hotspot compiler2 3 5026838 2-High 1.4.2_04 Server JVM crashes on Linux
hotspot compiler2 2 6174443 2-High VM crashes with core on Solaris 9 during hotspot compilation (1.4.2_04)
hotspot jni 1 4725563 2-High Need JNI call to validate a jobject pointer
hotspot jni 1 6313317 2-High JVM crashes when calling AttachCurrentThread and DetachCurrentThread from concurrent native threads
hotspot jvm_interface 1 6312057 2-High 64 bit jvm is not looking at LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64 to find the JNI libraries
hotspot jvmti 41 5093520 2-High objects being kept alive in perm gen and old gen when debugger attached
hotspot other 1 5101898 2-High REGRESSION: J2SE 5.0 causes stuttering audio in other programs
java accessibility 1 5031758 2-High Private mthds of JTable.AccessibleJTable.AccessibleJTableCell should be protected
java classes_2d 2 6245283 2-High Color Management code is not thread safe in HT/SMP machine
java classes_awt 7 5089312 2-High JComboBox (with heavyweight popup): Bottom border missing on first showing.
java classes_awt 2 6216005 2-High JDialog - textfield fails to accept keyboard input.
java classes_awt 2 6176814 2-High Metalworks frame maximizes after the move
java classes_awt 1 6272933 2-High PIT: Splash Screen is shown on the screen even after the app opens a frame, Sol-JDS
java classes_awt 1 6183877 2-High typeAhead characters are not always processed
java classes_awt 1 5051557 2-High COMPATIBILITY: JOTB - 3D Blox applet does not function properly.
java classes_io 8 6219755 2-High PipedOutputStream.write() remains blocked after PipedInputStream was closed
java classes_nio 4 6221056 2-High (cs) CharsetEncoder.encode(ByteBuffer) should call flush(ByteBuffer)
java classes_nio 4 4726957 2-High (so) Socket.close fails if timeout set on Socket created from SocketChannel
java classes_nio 1 6286011 2-High (se) DevPollSelectorProvider stops being the default on Solaris 10
java classes_sound 114 6251460 1-Very High REGRESSION: BUG:5070730 is NOT fixed - short sounds do not play.
java classes_sound 5 6269854 1-Very High Call to AudioClip.loop blocks forever on some sound cards
java classes_sound 1 5070081 1-Very High REGRESSION: javax.sound.sampled.Clip loses position when stopped
java classes_swing 239 4521075 1-Very High Drag gesture in JAVA different from Windows
java classes_swing 39 6195469 2-High REGRESSION: Multiple interval selection is lost in JTable if mouse is dragged
java classes_swing 26 5036146 2-High REGRESSION: problems with 1.5.0 action listeners
java classes_swing 6 4207472 2-High Space added after named anchors
java classes_swing 2 4976239 2-High REGRESSION: JVM crash with NPE exception when run apache Axis tcpmon utility
java classes_text 2 6344646 2-High java.exe throws ExceptionInInitializerError in Windows Lithuanian locale
java classes_util_concurrent 1 6189072 2-High Add sometimes fails after clear or drainTo in LinkedBlockingQueue
java compiler 39 4164450 2-High JSR 199: Standard interface for Java compilers
java compiler 6 5105890 1-Very High (codegen) constant folding broken for conditional operator
java compiler 4 6180021 2-High REGRESSION: javac throws exception: CompletionFailure during TypeTrans
java compiler 4 5081785 2-High (enum) Empty enum declartion allowed in non-static context
java compiler 2 6182630 2-High raw bounds on type variables avoids unchecked warning
java compiler 1 4813736 2-High API to compiler ASTs (aka Tree API)
java tools 3 6316197 2-High Java launcher should create JVM from non-primordial thread
java_deployment general 2 6198919 2-High Deployment Browser Control: JRE detection controls
java_plugin iexplorer 8 6256473 2-High To download an applet does not finish for 10 minutes with proxy server and IIS
java_plugin iexplorer 2 5081700 2-High Java Plug-In no longer supports 'javascript:' URLs after MS Hotfix 867801
java_plugin linux 2 6226589 1-Very High Applets hang when using plugin 1.5 in Linux with Mozilla 1.7.x
java_plugin other 91 6205422 2-High REGRESSION: Applet load time slow in JRE 5.0 due to Java logo animation
java_plugin other 1 6307791 2-High java plugin not downloading packed jars from server
java_plugin plugin 1 6254466 2-High browser and jvm crash when java call js
javawebstart download_engine 16 4690736 2-High Add Jar indexing to Java Web Start, and update JNLPClassLoader.
javawebstart jnlp_file 2 6189106 2-High Java Web Start jnlp file caching problem.
jmx classes 1 4796780 2-High MLetContent class should be public