On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:55 AM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > I do appreciate that when it comes to supporting "_." it might have > been a bridge too far. All I really want is to report a loophole > enabling an over-creative user to crash J. I'd also like to know > whether it happens on other platforms. Apple (Snow Leopard) seems to > accept that it's Java that crashes -- and it's Sun's problem to fix > it.
In my experience, those automated bug reports to the vendor only happen when one of their components fails. I do not see any reason to question that mechanism here but of course any unidentified bug has mysterious aspects. That said, if we do not mind stepping into the world of speculation, perhaps the current jsoftware policy on treatment of _. and the design of J7 both have some motivation in Java's [lack of] support for indeterminate bit patterns? -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
