DST2007 probem - seeking advice.
Hi,
We are looking at introducing JDK's - 1.3.1_19, 1.4.2_13, 1.5.0_10 in our development environment to support the latest Daylight Savings Time (DST) changes. Have some questions on this.
1. I came across this bug report for JDK - 1.3.1_19, the comments posted in the bug seem to indicate that the DST fixes for this release is partial.
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6471271
Here's the article explaining the problem -
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=790266&tstart=0
2. I came across another bug report that indicates that the fix for 1.4.2_13 is not working.
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6332148
I dont see any comments from Sun on these bugs and am left wondering wheather it is safe to download and use these releases.
3. Is there a test program/utility (not tzupdater tool) available that can verify wheather the JDK's do indeed adress the problem.
All comments welcome.
Thanks...
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sunny06a] at [2007-11-26 14:54:34]
# 5
You definitely need to patch the underlying operating system. For patching of both supported and unsupported versions of Microsoft Windows including NT4, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, (and YES Windows Vista too despite what you might have heard), there is a utility available at http://www.sharpebusinesssolutions.com/dst2007.htm that can handle the required OS patches. This tool should be use on all of your Windows clients and servers worldwide. The tool handles all service pack levels of each operating system platform mentioned above.
# 6
I am working on this issue for my company's J2EE product and am concerned about the lack of a 1.4.1 update for the DST changes. I understand that 1.4.1 is currently EOL, but the problem we are facing is the oldest branch of our product includes a piece that runs as an applet and as it's used by government clients we are sure they will be reluctant to upgrade to 1.4.2. Without a packaged version of the 1.4.1 JRE w/ the DST updates, it would be necessary for the tzupdater tool to be executed on all of the clients post install.
Has anyone else had to deal with this problem? Is there a 1.4.1 JRE available that contains the new DST changes or a way to create a deployable package?
