Bug: loading preferences

[Ernst de Haan]

Sebestyén,

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Ernst

On dinsdag 27 januari 2004 22:26, Sebestyén Gábor wrote:
> 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

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