FULL PRODUCT VERSION : C:\temp est>java -version java version "1.7.0_45" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_45-b18) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 24.45-b08, mixed mode, sharing) ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION : Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM : Take the following trivial class that prints out its arguments: public class A { public static void main(String[] args) { System.err.println("args >"); for(int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) { System.err.println(args[i]); } System.err.println("args <"); } } Run the following command on Windows under 32 bit Java 6: C:\temp>java -version java version "1.6.0_45" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_45-b06) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20.45-b01, mixed mode, sharing) C:\temp>java A -d64 args > -d64 args < The -d64 parameters is passed correctly to the Java program. Under Java 7, 32 bit: C:\temp est>java -version java version "1.7.0_45" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_45-b18) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 24.45-b08, mixed mode, sharing) C:\temp est>java A -d64 Error: This Java instance does not support a 64-bit JVM. Please install the desired version. My application expects to receive the -d64 argument, but udner Java 7 it is not being delivered Note: a) It occurs with 'java -jar A.java -d64' also b) the java usage message is: C:\temp est>java Usage: java [-options] class [args...] (to execute a class) or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...] (to execute a jar file) Which states that anything after the classname (or after '... -jar jarname') should be passed as an argument REGRESSION. Last worked in version 6u45 ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION: C:\temp>java -version java version "1.6.0_45" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_45-b06) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20.45-b01, mixed mode, sharing) STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM : See description EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR : EXPECTED - See description ACTUAL - See description REPRODUCIBILITY : This bug can be reproduced always.
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