Update Release Notes
Changes in 1.6.0_01
The full internal version number for this update release is 1.6.0_01-b06 (where "b" means "build"). The external version number is 6u1.
US Daylight Savings Time Sun Alert 102836
Bug 6530336 that was part of Sun Alert 102836, has been fixed in this release. As a result, it is no longer necessary to run the tzupdater tool with the -bc flag to work around this bug. Bug 6466476, that was also part of Sun Alert 102836 has not yet been fixed. If your application uses the deprecated java.util.Timezone IDs and is sensitive to the behavior outlined in 6466476, you will still need to run the tzupdater tool with the -bc flag as a work-around. Note that running tzupdater with the -bc flag does not hinder the fix for 6530336 in any way.
This release contains Olson time zone data version 2007a. If you need the latest Olson data (currently 2007c) in order to accommodate the America/Indiana/Winamac changes (see US Daylight Savings Time Changes and the Java SE Platform: FAQ (Appendix)), then you will need to run the tzupdater (with -bc flag as appropriate) after installing this release. Please see Sun Java SE JDK tzupdater Tool for more information on how to do this.
Bug fixes are listed in the following table.
| BugId | Category | Subcategory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6512111 | hotspot | compiler1 | final long stack variable gets corrupted when FileChannel read is interrupted |
| 6512534 | hotspot | compiler1 | Strange behavior of Client VM (Unexpected value change on the specific situation) |
| 6433335 | hotspot | garbage_collector | ParNewGC times spiking, eventually taking up 20 out of every 30 seconds |
| 6459113 | hotspot | garbage_collector | CMS+ParNew: wildly different ParNew pause times depending on heap shape caused by allocation spread |
| 6463096 | hotspot | runtime_system | icache invalidation code can segv |
| 6512182 | hotspot | runtime_system | REGRESSION: JNI ExceptionClear does not clear JVMTI's view of the exception |
| 6486322 | idl | orb | org.omg.CORBA.ORB.init() thread safety issue |
| 6502780 | java | build | Adjustment jprt rules |
| 6459404 | java | classes_2d | jTextPane/jEditorPane text space higher than before |
| 6487386 | java | classes_2d | Font.equals() incorrectly returns false if getAttributes() is called on just one of the fonts |
| 6448717 | java | classes_2d | Unable to retrieve printer list on system with unconnected printers |
| 6479365 | java | classes_2d | Combining negative scale and negative shear in Font Transform produced incorrect results in JDK 6 |
| 6503212 | java | classes_2d | PIT:Regression test FontAttributeTest.java and two others failed with PIT build 2006-12-04-int.6u1 |
| 6500903 | java | classes_2d | PrintServices are incorrectly listed as "not accepting jobs" |
| 6429775 | java | classes_awt | Xgl/Compiz/Java 1.5/Swing problem |
| 6448190 | java | classes_awt | Focus issue with JFrame and JButton |
| 6481004 | java | classes_awt | SplashScreen.getSplashScreen() fails in Web Start context |
| 6506966 | java | classes_awt | COMPATIBILITY: Can't use the keypad to simulate game actions |
| 6488786 | java | classes_awt | Vista: Modality is broken on vista 5840 for all native Dialogs. |
| 6489946 | java | classes_awt | Win32: JVM fastdebug build crashes when Frame uses custom icon. |
| 6479959 | java | classes_awt | AWT needs to use the NO_WM case when running inside of Looking Glass |
| 6481955 | java | classes_io | Uncanonicalized absolute filepath with length 248-260 no longer works (win) |
| 6469606 | java | classes_lang | (process) Process.destroy() can kill wrong process (Unix) |
| 6480566 | java | classes_management | TEST_BUG: several tests fail because TESTVMOPTS are passed to javac directly |
| 6434648 | java | classes_management | native memory leak when use Thread.getAllStackTraces() |
| 6469803 | java | classes_net | Socket creation on Windows takes a long time if web proxy does not have a DNS entry |
| 6481709 | java | classes_nio | (se) epoll based Selector throws java.io.IOException: Operation not permitted during load |
| 6470320 | java | classes_security | (smartcardio) RI's implementation of Card.transmitControlCommand(int, byte[]) may cause JVM failure |
| 6495567 | java | classes_sound | CR 4964288 (sound, Unexpected IAE raised while getting TargetData) is not fixed in windows-amd64 JDK |
| 6498661 | java | classes_sound | api/javax_sound/sampled/TargetDataLine/index.html#TargetDataLine fails |
| 6456892 | java | classes_swing | Text cursor is too short. |
| 6460921 | java | classes_swing | First element of JDesktopPane.getAllFrames is an iconified internal frame |
| 6466058 | java | classes_swing | OceanTheme causes swing components to serialize with sun.* classes |
| 6462008 | java | classes_swing | ArrayOutOfBoundsException raised when SHIFT-selecting items in a JList |
| 6452493 | java | classes_swing | Regression: JToolBar's separator is wrongly rendered using GTK L&F on Linux and Solaris |
| 6477839 | java | classes_swing | GTK L&F: JToolBar handle rendered incorrectly under Nimbus theme |
| 6465603 | java | classes_swing | GTKLAF: Menu item selection bar hieght is not consistant in the menu and popupmenu across the items. |
| 5069423 | java | classes_swing | JFileChooser ignores FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES on GTK and Motif |
| 6472901 | java | classes_swing | GTK Theme change and JTextField can/will crash Java |
| 6493680 | java | classes_swing | SwingWorker notifications might be out of order. |
| 6490679 | java | classes_swing | Vista:In disabled JComboBox the drop down button background shows black color and looks enabled. |
| 6491420 | java | classes_swing | XPStyle.getSkin returning null is dangerous |
| 6468338 | java | classes_swing | Memory leak in XPStyle |
| 6432667 | java | classes_swing | Vista: Menu dropdown differs while compare with naitve in vista laf. |
| 6496144 | java | classes_swing | REGRESSION: JCheckBox doesn't show on JToolBar under Windows L&F |
| 6494356 | java | classes_swing | Jeditorpane does not start up the html file |
| 6492110 | java | classes_swing | GTK L&F: JMenuBar is taller than native under Clearlooks |
| 6489585 | java | classes_swing | GTK L&F: buttons, checkboxes, and radiobuttons are sized incorrectly |
| 6479305 | java | classes_swing | GTK L&F: more toolbar issues |
| 6462383 | java | classes_swing | Unbounded memory leak in Windows XP JRE for Applets and applications that open JFrame's |
| 6453451 | java | classes_swing | JTree is not visible with GTK and Right-to-Left component orientation |
| 6511744 | java | classes_swing | JRadioButton in JTree is not painted in correct state on Vista |
| 6530336 | java | classes_text | (tz) DST bug in latest jdk releases when using EST MST and HST abbreviations |
| 6483402 | java | classes_util_i18n | (date) calling java.util.Date.toString() slows down subsequent calls to the class |
| 6510927 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) Support tzdata2007a |
| 6490560 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) Support tzdata2006o |
| 6497526 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) Support tzdata2006p |
| 6468404 | java | compiler | ExecutableElement.getParameters() uses raw type for class loaded from -g bytecode |
| 6509137 | java | cte_docs | Copyright year need to modify with 2007 in J2SE UR releases |
| 6485605 | java | debugger | "com.sun.jdi.InternalException: Inconsistent suspend policy" in internal event handler |
| 6433689 | java | install | 1.5.0_u7 has "shielded" exe in Windows Vista |
| 6477751 | java | install | regression: re installing the same jre version does not pop up the reinstall dialog |
| 6481358 | java | install | remove "Installshield" text from offline installers |
| 6531764 | java | install | Installation of Solaris Packages fails with jdk1.6.0_01-b05 |
| 6500648 | java | install | Privacy Policy is referring wrong URL |
| 6471319 | java | install | remove "no longer used splash screen" from installer will reduce jre size/speed |
| 6267625 | java | install | Close browser during JRE installation. Open a new window to java.com at the end of the installation. |
| 6499487 | java | localization | [zh_CN] README_zh_CN in jdk is out of sync with the english README |
| 6510937 | java | localization | [zh_CN, ja] Message sync for two bug fixes in 6.0 |
| 6476329 | java | localization | PIT: additional sentence needs to be translated for 6267625 |
| 6473331 | java | rmi | rmic does not use manifest classpath |
| 6480383 | java | serviceability | SA: Throws UnmappedAddressException while reading address from core file in shared area. |
| 6477850 | java | serviceability | jhat OQL Support direct value of java.lang.String type fields |
| 6442448 | java | serviceability | jhat: oql submit form should put last query into textform for resubmit |
| 6476946 | java | serviceability | JHAT - Missing class mishandled |
| 6467192 | java | serviceability | jhat fails with java.lang.ClassCastException on file created by jmap from core file |
| 6484556 | java | tools | jhat should be able to help in finding classloader leaks |
| 6464051 | java_deployment | general | InstallStats2 not sending full version for offline installers with 'failure' status |
| 6487916 | java_deployment | general | IS2 : InstallComplete ping 'ic' with status 'success' is not posted in silent mode |
| 6502209 | java_deployment | general | filename incorrect in jre readme |
| 6464971 | java_deployment | general | Need to implement webstart/plugin part of the bug fix 6439864 |
| 6502051 | java_deployment | update | jusched crash: buffer overrun |
| 6424631 | java_plugin | iexplorer | Signed applet hangs browser if a remote policy server is being used |
| 6477856 | java_plugin | other | offline support does not work for plugin applets |
| 6504406 | java_plugin | other | regression: Desktop.browse does not work properly for java plug-in applets |
| 6470319 | javawebstart | general | deployment.javaws.secure.properties cannot be used in 1.4.2, 1.5.0, and Java Se 6 |
| 6484949 | javawebstart | general | The Wrong proxy is derived from Mozilla browsers when there is no entry in prefs.js |
| 6494357 | javawebstart | jnlp_file | Regression: Cannot run application using jnlp extensions when offline. |
| 6494365 | javawebstart | jnlp_file | In JNLP file href must end with .jar extension |
| 6507009 | javawebstart | jnlp_file | Web Start application installed from CD will not run under Java 6u1 |
| 6484661 | javawebstart | other | cannot launch application offline if https is used |
| 6322588 | jdbc | rowset_implementation | JoinRowSetImpl does not notify listeners |
| 6467662 | jdbc | rowset_implementation | api/javax_sql/rowset/impl/FilteredRowSet/index.html#FilteredRowSet[notifyCursorMovedTest3] fails b98 |
| 6467887 | jdbc | rowset_implementation | api/javax_sql/rowset/impl/JoinRowSet/index.html#JoinRowSet[createCopySchemaTest] fails on b98 |
| 6493779 | jdbc | rowset_implementation | Using JdbcRowSetImpl(strUrl,strUserId, strPassword) without executing a stmt throws NPE in getType() |
| 6467707 | jdbc | rowset_implementation | api/javax_sql/rowset/impl/FilteredRowSet/index.html#FilteredRowSet[absoluteTest] fails |
| 6322649 | jdbc | rowset_spec | There is no way to plug SyncProvider for CachedRowSet implementation |
| 6475157 | jmx | classes | RMIConnectorServer.stop: deadlock |
| 6482247 | jmx | classes | Using MXBeans can lead to memory leaks |