Bug: loading preferences

[Sebestyén Gábor]

Hi,

There is a problem reading xml based preferences. I use the built-in  
java.util.prefs Preferences classes and it works well on Windows, Mac,  
etc. This problem occurs only on FreeBSD 4.8

The error message is:

WARNING: Invalid preferences format in  
/home/cajos/.java/.userPrefs/com/meditech/EasyABPM/intervalDefaults/ 
overall/prefs.xml
Jan 27, 2004 9:51:31 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$8 run
WARNING: Invalid preferences format in  
/home/cajos/.java/.userPrefs/com/meditech/EasyABPM/intervalDefaults/ 
morning/prefs.xml
Jan 27, 2004 9:52:53 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$8 run
WARNING: Invalid preferences format in  
/home/cajos/.java/.userPrefs/com/meditech/EasyABPM/intervalDefaults/ 
night/prefs.xml
Jan 27, 2004 9:52:53 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$8 run
WARNING: Invalid preferences format in  
/home/cajos/.java/.userPrefs/com/meditech/EasyABPM/intervalDefaults/ 
day/prefs.xml
Jan 27, 2004 9:52:53 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$8 run
WARNING: Invalid preferences format in  
/home/cajos/.java/.userPrefs/com/meditech/EasyABPM/intervalDefaults/ 
special/prefs.xml
Jan 27, 2004 9:52:53 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$8 run
WARNING: Invalid preferences format in  
/home/cajos/.java/.userPrefs/com/meditech/EasyABPM/intervalDefaults/ 
overall/prefs.xml
Jan 27, 2004 9:52:53 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$8 run
WARNING: Invalid preferences format in  
/home/cajos/.java/.userPrefs/com/meditech/EasyABPM/intervalDefaults/ 
morning/prefs.xml

I tried to track the source of this problem in the Java source and I  
suspect it's in FileSystemPreferences.java:558-562 lines.
Please check it.

I attached a prefs.xml and a rescued (by Java itself!)  
IncorrectFormatPrefs.xml. Both are saved by Java system.
The only difference between them is an "enabled" key with a boolean  
value "true".

FREEBSD VERSION:

	-bash-2.05b$ uname -a
	FreeBSD core0.monarakh.hu 4.8-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE #0: Tue Oct  
21 14:18:08 CEST 2003      
	cajos at core0.monarakh.hu:/usr/src/sys/compile/CORE0  i386

JAVA VERSION:

	-bash-2.05b$ java -version
	java version "1.4.2-p5"
	Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build  
1.4.2-p5-root_07_jan_2004_07_52)
	Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-p5-root_07_jan_2004_07_52,  
mixed mode)

Best regards,

	Gabor