Introduction to Java for OS X v10.5 Update 4 Release Notes

These release notes provide information concerning known and resolved issues that may affect developers creating Java applications for OS X with Java for OS X v10.5 Update 4.

Java for OS X v10.5 Update 4

Java for OS X v10.5 Update 4 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6, J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 on OS X v10.5.7 and later. This release updates Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_13, J2SE 5.0 to version 1.5.0_19, and J2SE 1.4.2 to 1.4.2_21. Java SE 6 support is available on 64-bit, Intel-based Macs only.

Who Should Read This Document?

Any developer who wants to develop Java applications on OS X v10.5 should read this document as various issues and fixes found in this release may affect your application.

Organization of This Document

This document contains the following chapter:

• Known and Resolved Issues highlights a selection of high-visibility bugs that have been addressed in this release. This chapter is broken down by the category where the bug occurs and provides a brief description of what the issue was and how it was resolved.

This document also contains a revision history.