Bug Report (Bug ID: 7189314): ==========
Synopsis: ------------- Typo, wrong Symlink path to JavaControlPanel.prefPane on Mac OS X port of JDK7 Update 6 Build 22 Full OS version: ---------------------- Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53) Development Kit or Runtime version: -------------------------------------------------- $ /usr/libexec/java_home --exec java -version java version "1.7.0_06" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_06-b22) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.2-b09, mixed mode) Description: ---------------- The Symlink to the Preference Pane in /Library/PreferencePanes is set falsely by the installer. There is a typo in it which prevents the PreferencePane to be launched. ATTENTION: INCORRECT is (as time of writing): sudo ln -s /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefpane /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefpane CORRECT would be: sudo ln -s /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefPane /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane REMEMBER: Remember the lower "p" (incorrect) versus the upper "P" (correct) in the word "prefpane" (incorrect) versus "prefPane" (correct) of the phrase "JavaControlPanel.prefPane" This bug is part of the latest FCS-build of JDK7u6-b22 on http://jdk7.java.net/download.html http://www.java.net/download/jdk7u6/archive/b22/binaries/jdk-7u6-fcs-bin-b22-macosx-x86_64-01_aug_2012.dmg as well as part of the official public OTN-builds on http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1637583.html http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u6-b22/jdk-7u6-macosx-x64.dmg Steps to Reproduce: ---------------------------- Install jdk-7u6-fcs-bin-b22-macosx-x86_64-01_aug_2012.dmg or jdk-7u6-macosx-x64.dmg $ ls -l /Library/PreferencePanes Expected Result: ----------------------- lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 101 6 Aug 08:53 JavaControlPanel.prefPane -> /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefPane Actual Result: ------------------- lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 101 6 Aug 08:53 JavaControlPanel.prefpane -> /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefpane Workaround: ------------------ $ sudo rm /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefpane $ sudo ln -s /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefPane /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane
