JDK-7155997 : RegDeploy: jpi_version in Firefox equals to installed FX plugin version, not to latest installed JRE
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 7u4
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2012-03-22
  • Updated: 2012-12-07
  • Resolved: 2012-12-07
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JDK 7
7u40Resolved
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-7148913 - RegDeploy: NPAPI DT plugin does not have mimetype infor in the registry
Description
Desc:
   If JRE + FX 2.1 are installed and FX version is higher ( 6u32 + FX 2.1 b17 ) then jpi_version is 170_04 in about:plugins for FF/GC.
   But application/x-java-applet;jpi_version in registry is "160_32" under MozillaPlugins->@java.com/JavaPlugin,version=10.4.1->MimeTypes

   So if we request 1.6.0_32 via jpi_version applet is not loaded in FF/CG( "need to install plugin" is shown ), although JRE 6u32 is
   installed.

   For 1.6.0_32 classid all works as expected in IE if 6u32 and FX 2.1 are installed.

   See comments for more details.
Comments
this should be fixed as part of 7148913
07-12-2012
EVALUATION also, 7u3 and FX 2u3 should have same problem. It's not new problem - we do not have code to dynamically generate mime version from installed jre yet.
27-03-2012
EVALUATION we need to dynamically generate the mime type version based on installed jre. need to fix in 8 and backport to 7u.
27-03-2012