JDK-6250749 : Updating cache from 1.4.2 or earlier to 1.5.0 is broken for nativelib items
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 5.0
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2005-04-05
  • Updated: 2010-04-04
  • Resolved: 2005-07-19
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5.0u5Fixed 6 b44Fixed
Description
If java web start cache version 1.4.2 or earlier exists with nativelib items cached, then the first time the client uses 1.5.0 it will copy all the cached items to the new cache location.
The nativelib jars are copied, but when the application using them launches it just gets an unsatisfied link error on the dll extracted from that nativelib jar.

The only recourse is to clear the cache, or remove the programatic application from the cache using the Java Application Cache View.
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Comments
WORK AROUND I believe if the DownloadService API is used to first remove, then re-download the nativelib the problem will be fixed. ###@###.### 2005-04-12 15:42:33 GMT
12-04-2005
EVALUATION in Cache.updateCache() it looks like all the expaneded nativelib directories are copied, but the new lap file is not modified appropriately to contain the nativelib dir name. ###@###.### 2005-04-10 16:24:01 GMT
10-04-2005