Java Application Support

Radar #11476427

Need jcmd redirect binary in /usr/bin.

Description:

The jcmd Java 7 command line tool is not available on the default system path. A redirect binary like java, javac, etc. should be in /usr/bin.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Java Aqua LAF

Radar #10386230

JSplitPane one-touch-expansion buttons are blurry when pressed in HiDPI.

Description:

The one-touch-expansion buttons for a JSplitPane, while rendered in a HiDPI display resolution, are blurry when pressed.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Java Deploy

Radar #10124007

"Enable applet plug-in and Web Start applications" checkbox in Java Preferences does not update live.

Description:

The "Enable applet plug-in and Web Start applications" checkbox in Java Preferences does not update live when another process enables web components.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Radar #8912817

Exception viewer panel should display left-to-right, even in Arabic.

Description:

The exception view panel which shows problems launching Java applets and Web Start applications incorrectly rendered the text of exceptions right-to-left. The panel should display left-to-right, because the text of the exception will always be English.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Java Engine

Radar #10787011

os::PlatformEvent::park and unpark provide insufficient synchronization on systems with high contention.

Description:

The mechanism used in an underlying synchronization primitive in Apple's OS X Java can fail to park a thread when requested. This can happen if a previous unpark request occurs simultaneously to a park timeout.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Java JavaLib

Radar #11265241

Java uses inefficient file descriptor closing scheme when forking a new process.

Description:

Java SE 6 uses an inefficient scheme to close file descriptors when forking a new process via Runtime.exec(). Instead of walking all file descriptors to kern.maxfilesperproc, the JVM can just close all file descriptors in /dev/fd.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Java Launching Framework

Radar #11215077

Back-port Java applet & Web Start disable timer to Snow Leopard.

Description:

The Java for OS X feature that disables automatic Java applet & Web Start execution after an extended period of disuse should be back-ported to OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Java Plugin2

Radar #10589183

Java applets fail to render in newer versions of WebKit.

Description:

Due to implementation changes in WebKit, Java is unable to render applet content until it adopts a new CoreAnimation API.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Radar #11392506

Java applets which specify no code parameter can spin the CPU.

Description:

A malformed applet description which contains no code parameter can cause the JVM to instantiate, but continuously spin the CPU instead of showing an error UI.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Radar #11552586

32-bit applications can crash when running applets in embedded web views.

Description:

A 32-bit application which runs an applet in an embedded web view may crash.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

Java Security

Radar #10864437

Java applet & Web Start signed code execution policy changes when run under GateKeeper.

Description:

When GateKeeper is active, Java needs to prevent the execution of content signed by invalid or unverifiable sources.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved. Developers needing to use self-signed applet content must import the self-signed certificate into their Keychain and mark it as "Always trusted".

Java Sound

Radar #11350992

Java should adopt the Gervill sound engine.

Description:

Java SE 6 now contains the Gervill sound engine, but cannot use it by default for backwards compatibility reasons.

Resolution:

Developers who want to use the new sound engine should pass -Dsun.sound.useNewAudioEngine=true into their applications, or set the property in their application at runtime.

Java VM Framework

Radar #11149089

The JavaVM.framework methods should be marked as deprecated.

Description:

The native JNI invocation interface in the JavaVM.framework has been deprecated, however its methods were not marked as deprecated.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.

mDNSResponder

Radar #11013931

Bonjour for Java is not included in the Java SE 6 distribution.

Description:

The Bonjour for Java libraries are not included in the Java SE 6 distribution package.

Resolution:

This issue has been resolved.