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JKT
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 Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:37 pm Post subject: Java 1.3.1 and Java 1.4.2 Release 2.0 update for 10.4.x |
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Should we install this, or will it break NOJ in any way? I'm a little reluctant to be a guinea pig for this one 
Anyone installed it and had no problems/problems with NOJ, let us know here please.
TIA.
Edit: Here's the blurb from Software Update:
Java 1.3.1 and 1.4.2 Release 2 delivers improved reliability and compatibility for Java on Mac OS X v10.4. This release includes Java 2 Platform Standard Edition versions 1.3.1_16 and 1.4.2_09.
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Waldo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject: Re: Java 1.3.1 and Java 1.4.2 Release 2.0 update for 10.4.x |
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| JKT wrote: | Should we install this, or will it break NOJ in any way? I'm a little reluctant to be a guinea pig for this one
Anyone installed it and had no problems/problems with NOJ, let us know here please. |
I figured I may as well be the guinea pig. I tried it and just started Neo/J, which came up okay... was able to load a .sxw writer file fine...
my very rudimentary test says it's a thumbs-up.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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I see we get some sort of update on 10.3.9, too (unexpected, to say the least!); the verbose description in SW Update is: | Quote: | Java Security Update delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components:
Java 1.3.1
Java 1.4.2 |
and I can't access the kbase article with details now.
I'm not going to jump on it quite yet, but probably later this week.
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ovvldc
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="sardisson"]I see we get some sort of update on 10.3.9, too (unexpected, to say the least!); the verbose description in SW Update is: | Quote: | | Java Security Update delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. |
When you read the security advisory it says exactly the same as the Tiger patch..
I have installed it (no reboot necessary BTW), but not tested Neo/J yet.
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JKT
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:16 am Post subject: |
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Hell, I decided what the heck and have become a guinea pig anyway... so far (from a brief bit of testing and nothing exhaustive) NOJ seems to be working fine. I can launch it and Print Preview to PDF, presentations open, my spreadsheet is OK... that's as far as I have got without experiencing anything funky.
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JKT
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And hopefully it remains that way as the bugzilla is still down for me - is anyone able to get access to bugzilla?
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bezvardis
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| I also installed the update and so far have not noticed any problems with Neo (using writer and bibliography database). |
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sardisson
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| JKT wrote: | | And hopefully it remains that way as the bugzilla is still down for me - is anyone able to get access to bugzilla? |
No; I get an error page immediately on trying to load in Camino. Have Patrick or Ed already contacted Dan?
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:27 am Post subject: |
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For reference, here's the full release notes. Always much more explanatory than the silly knowledge base entries:
http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/Java/Java142RNTigerR2/index.html
It's unclear to me if all of the fixes apply for 1.3.1, but browsing through the list I see a number for which Patrick's already found workarounds.
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The 10.3 version of the update does break the Java Embedding Plugin shipped in most recent alphas/betas and nightlies of Mozilla browsers. 
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| sardisson wrote: | | The 10.3 version of the update does break the Java Embedding Plugin shipped in most recent alphas/betas and nightlies of Mozilla browsers. |
Hadn't noticed. But I am not a big user of Java over the web..
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