JDK-8042315 : getFirstDayOfWeek reports wrong day for pt-BR locale
  • Type: Backport
  • Backport of: JDK-8013836
  • Component: globalization
  • Sub-Component: locale-data
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-05-02
  • Updated: 2014-05-13
  • Resolved: 2014-05-09
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7u65 b12Fixed 8Fixed
Comments
Change the target release back to 7u65. Michael has got confirmation that we can push the fix in 7u65.
04-05-2014

Port the fix in Java 8 to 7 update.
04-05-2014

7u80 is in phase 1 now. I will push the fix into 7u80.
04-05-2014

Backport to jdk7u is requested since many products (ex: FMW/FA) are still running on jdk7. Risk is low. The fix is to add a new locale data file with 2 lines of code: src/share/classes/sun/util/resources/pt/CalendarData_pt_BR.properties +firstDayOfWeek=1 +minimalDaysInFirstWeek=1
02-05-2014