JDK-6389360 : (tz) Update the time zone data file format version to 2
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util:i18n
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2006-02-23
  • Updated: 2010-07-29
  • Resolved: 2006-03-02
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-5055567 - (tz) TimeZone.getAvailableIDs(int) may produce inconsistent info with getRawOffset()
Description
The time zone data file format has been stable since its release in 1.4.0. We've made an upward compatible change for fixing a problem of future GMT offset changes (5055567). Since the Java runtime still can read the file format and Sun can control time zone data file update, we didn't change the format version. However, it's necessary to change the version when we release public javazic tool in Mustang so that the new format is rejected by the runtime having no 5055567 fix.
Comments
EVALUATION The submitter changed his mind, and we decided not to fix this bug.
02-03-2006
EVALUATION This should be fixed for JRE versions(5.0update and Mustang at the moment) which include the fix for 5055567.
27-02-2006