Macintosh Java Bugs 

This page lists some bugs affecting the latest version Java on Macintosh OS X that is available without signing a nondisclosure agreement.  Apparent responsibility for each bug is shown as bold.  You are welcome to add your bug reports to this table if they meet the criteria listed below.  Note that Java 1.5 is used only by the Safari and Firefox browsers (Internet Explorer uses Java 1.3); see Configuration Test if needed.

Criteria for including a bug in this table (contact Mickey Segal to list a bug):

• Public: The bug must be described on a Web page to which this page can link.
• Working examples: The bug should be demonstrated with a working example, typically an applet, ideally a program so tiny that it is easy to analyze the bug.
• Source code: Source code should be given, unless there is a strong reason not to do so.
• Current: The bug must be present in the latest version of the software available to regular users. An applet that reports your current configuration is at this link (requires JavaScript).  Bugs in OS 9 that are resolved in OS X are listed at this link.
• Linked:  The Web page about the bug should have a link to the list here.
• Reported: The bug must be reported through an official bug report channel or you must be in the process of preparing such a report.  This page is a supplement to the official process meant to make the reports more accessible; it is not a replacement for the official process.  The bug report number should be listed on the Web page so as to assist people from the relevant company in finding your official bug report starting from the public version.  If the bug occurs in Apple Launcher it can be presumed to be Apple's bug and reported only to Apple.
  • Apple bug reports: report to Apple bug reporter or use bug reporting built into the program, if available.
  • Firefox / Mozilla bugs: report to Mozilla bugs using a recent Mozilla build.
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer bugs: not much point reporting these as Microsoft is not producing new versions. 
• Responsibility: 
  • Testing in various environments and keeping that information up to date is the responsibility of the reporter.
  • Contact information for the reporter should be provided.  However, be warned that automated programs exist that harvest e-mail addresses from publicly available pages such as these.  It is prudent to obfuscate the e-mail address in some way.  The bug report should be updated to include workarounds if these are found.

Other Macintosh Java information 

• Macintosh Java Resources
• Bugs That Were Fixed or Otherwise Closed (bugs that were previously on this page)
• Bugs Remaining in OS 9 (bugs that were previously on this page)

Last updated 05 Sep 2007