JDK-2227234 : [macosx] Exception at java.awt.datatransfer on headless mode (only in GUI session)
  • Type: Backport
  • Backport of: JDK-7184951
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2012-07-23
  • Updated: 2013-08-14
  • Resolved: 2013-07-23
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Verified b102!
14-08-2013

EVALUATION The reason of this bug is that we are initializing CDataTransferer in headless mode and this class is not ready for it. The valid solution would be to create a new class which is safe for instantiating in headless mode and instantiate it instead of CDataTransferer
23-07-2012