JDK-8020493 : NPE when using Logger.getAnonymousLogger or LogManager.getLogManager().getLogger
  • Type: Backport
  • Backport of: JDK-8017174
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util.logging
  • Affected Version: 7u25,8
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2013-07-15
  • Updated: 2013-08-01
  • Resolved: 2013-07-16
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7u40 b34Fixed 8Fixed
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Verified with jdk7u40b35 and regtests on MacOS.
01-08-2013
Request to backport in 7u40: This is a regression from 7u25 causing applets calling Logger.getAnonymousLogger() to fail. This fix has been resolved in jdk7u-dev and jdk8. WLS and GlassFish has done some preliminary testing with the 7u engineering build with this fix and found no new regression.
15-07-2013