JDK-6594584 : Kernel JRE doesn't throw any error dialog while disk is full.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: deployment_toolkit
  • Affected Version: 6u5
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2007-08-19
  • Updated: 2011-03-31
  • Resolved: 2011-03-31
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6642093 - Component installation stuck in low disk space
Description
Kernel JRE doest throw any error dialog while disk is full.

Steps to reproduce:
a) Install Kernel JRE
b) Copy some data to disk and make sure disk is full
c) Launch Control Panel 

Expected Behaviour :
Title: Error 
Masthead: Disk Full 
Sub-panel: There is not enough space in the directory <directory> to download the requested components. Clear space on the disk and then Continue. 
Buttons: [ Continue ] Cancel 

Current Behavior:
Java Virtual Machnine Error dialog
Comments
EVALUATION There were a few spots where local I/O errors simply caused an exception to be thrown rather than display a nice error dialog. I have attempted to catch all of those spots and add proper error handling and retry support to all of them.
19-11-2007