JDK-6239036 : (cl) classLoader must be able to provide better diagnostics when encountering a malformed JAR
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang:class_loading
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2005-03-10
  • Updated: 2018-04-12
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Description
When the classloader encounters a malformed JAR it keeps going as
if nothing has happened, and later produces a irrelevant ClassNotFoundException. The lack of error reporting can cost a lot
of time trying to debug applications, especially complicated ones, which
download JARs from the network.




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