JDK-7173645 : (props) System.getProperty("os.name") should return "Windows Server 2012" for Windows Server 2012
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows_2012
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2012-06-01
  • Updated: 2012-10-18
  • Resolved: 2012-07-03
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Description
System.getProperty("os.name") should return Windows Server 2012 when run on Windows Server 2012

Comments
EVALUATION Changeset: af313ded4ffb Author: khazra Date: 2012-06-06 11:37 -0700 URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/af313ded4ffb 7173645: (props) System.getProperty("os.name") should return "Windows Server 2012" for Windows Server 2012 Summary: Enable Windows Server 2012 to be recognized as "os.name" Reviewed-by: alanb, dholmes, chegar ! src/windows/native/java/lang/java_props_md.c
06-06-2012