JDK-5074087 : if title is not specified for related-content, app cannot start on windows
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 5.0
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2004-07-14
  • Updated: 2012-10-09
  • Resolved: 2004-09-01
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5.0u1 01Fixed 6Fixed
Description
tiger b57
if you don't specify title for the related-content in the jnlp file, application cannot start if it tries to create the shortcut.
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: 1.5.0_01 mustang FIXED IN: 1.5.0_01 mustang INTEGRATED IN: 1.5.0_01 mustang
28-09-2004
WORK AROUND specify title for the related-content in the jnlp file
28-09-2004
SUGGESTED FIX http://javaweb.sfbay.sun.com/~ngthomas/webrevs/5074087/webrev/ ###@###.### 2004-07-27
27-07-2004
EVALUATION easy workaround and not common case, too late to fix in tiger. commit to mustang. ###@###.### 2004-07-14 the root cause of the problem is NullPointerException: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.sun.javaws.WinInstallHandler.handleInstall(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.WinInstallHandler.install(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.LocalInstallHandler.doInstall(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.LocalInstallHandler.installFromLaunch(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.notifyLocalInstallHandler(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.continueLaunch(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.handleApplicationDesc(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.handleLaunchFile(Unknown Source) at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) when we parse the jnlp file, we should check to make sure title is present for related-content tag, otherwise show error dialog to user. ###@###.### 2004-07-14
14-07-2004