Changes and bugs fixed since 1.4.2_04 according to
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/ReleaseNotes.html:
- NullPointerException with no stack trace
- java.util.zip.ZipFile. getInputStream(name). available() returns incorrect value
- Codepage aliases for EURO codepages missing
- JCK1.4a-runtime api/java_awt/interactive /FrameStateTests.html #FrameStateTests fa
- new warning "finally cannot complete normally" should not be enabled by default
- Intermittent assertion failure running appserver 7 with mantis-beta on solsparc
- Assertion as (peek() == null()), "what's left behind is null" at parseHelper.cpp
- Introspector doesn't synchronize its caches
- (cs) Default charsets must be hardwired
- default CompilerThreadStackSize computation too small in 64bit sparc VM
- CMS/Train: soft refs not cleared as intended
- demo: FileChooserDemo: ShowPlainJFileChooser doesn't open empty dir correctly
- CMS: CL options MaxTenuringThreshold, MaxNewSize and SurvivorRatio are ignored
- (bf) Allocating direct buffers causes OutOfMemoryError
- JTable: Weird column resizing behavior in auto resize modes
- Hard coded version string in ConverterHelp*.java
- JAVA program hangs with XInitThreads call with JDK1.4, but works with JDK1.3.1
- CTW assertion at type.hpp, 349
- deep recursion into PhaseIdealLoop::spinup: atg core dumped with fastdebug build
- Cannot deploy Java Web Start 1.4.2 in enterprise deployment
- JDK 1.4.2 LDAP Library leaves worker threads orphaned
- Japanese characters not converting correctly from Codepage 930 to Codepage 943
- Win: Server VM crashes with test/java/util/Date/ DateGregorian CalendarTest.java
- JVM Server Crash on Solaris
- JVM crash with error "Fatal: null exception in compiled code"
- VM/C2 crashes when running a java program on amd64 (and sparc v9)
- Printing not working on mercury b12 with jdk 1.4.2_04 Build 01
- AMD64: Hotspot crashes with Suse 2.4.21 beta kernel
- JIT Compiler crashes c2/opto/server VM on 1.4.2 ( Windows + Solaris )
- Only in 1.4.2, URLEncoder outputs exception in Japanese locale
- Same jni code causes jvm to crash after upgrading from 141 to 142_03
- Incompatibility in https behaviour between 1.3.1 (with jsse 1.0.3) and 1.4
- [1.4.2_05] cjk font.properties files for quicksilver needs to be updated
- C2 compiler crash in const Type*TypeInstPtr::xmeet
- printing text using Courier New bold results in incorrect spacing
- 1.4.2_03-b02 Crashes during Concurrent collections
- Java 1.4.2_03 C2 Compiler Crash with SIGBUS on Solaris
- Frame. setExtendedState(int state) may work incorrect with misleading WM's
- l10n for 4938868/4912570: GTK L&F: Behaviour in JFileChooser unlike mercury
- 1.4.2 certificate dialog "Scary text"
- 1.4.2_03 client JIT compiler optimization causing JVM to core
- 142_04: wrong copyright year in about dialog on HtmlConverter
- Sun JDK 1.4.2 JWS does not recognize OS architecture "x86"; not compatible with
- compute_compiled _exc_handler() called with pending exception
- 1.4.2_04 fails to recognize the jar cache contents for versions <_04
- VM crashes on deoptimization
- Korean: Java Web Start-add entry, buttons are stuck to the bottom of the page
- JVM 1.4.2_04 Linux SLES8 Itanium crash
- [1.4.2_x] some AWT components show garbled characters using font.properties for
- Object integrity maybe changing using ParallelGC when a Full GC occurs
- REGRESSION: test java/nio/charset/coders/ IsSupported.java fails,1.4.2_05b01
- problem affecting xalan 2.4.1 as supplied with jdk 1.4.2
- REG: Text not rendered properly on vertical progressbar for some locale strings
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