Bug ID: JDK-6904835 64 bit DT plugins install only 32 bit versions of the java installers.

Type: Enhancement
Component: deploy
Sub-Component: deployment_toolkit
Affected Version: 6u10

Priority: P3
Status: Closed
Resolution: Duplicate
OS: windows_xp
CPU: generic

Submitted: 2009-11-25
Updated: 2011-05-24
Resolved: 2011-05-24

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JDK 7
7-clientResolved

The DT plugin downloads a list from java.com, dtoolkit.xml, that contains the bundleID of each version for each "type".
right now, it points only to 32 bit installers.
The type attribute only allows "kernel" or "online".
By adding type for kernel-64, and online-64 we can, without changing the api, allow the 64bit version of the plugin to default to only installing the 64 bit version of the installers.
We could also allow, by doing this, the web page to specify exactly what it wants.  for example it could install both the 32 and 64 bit versions.