JDK-4261647 : VM can not load classes with a '#' character in the pathname
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 1.2.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 1999-08-11
  • Updated: 1999-09-14
  • Resolved: 1999-09-14
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-4261416 - '#' in path breaks the search algorith for classes
Description
if a class is located in a directory whose name contains the '#' character (e.g. c:\javaprogs\test#2) then the java VM will not be able to locate it. The exception java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError is thrown.

This is a regression. JDK 1.1.x version worked OK (tested on 1.1.5, 1.1.7 and 1.1.8), but failed on JDK 1.2.x (tested on 1.2.0, 1.2.1 and 1.2.2). These tests were made under Windows and Solaris