algol.eng.sun.com% java -version
java version "1.3"
Classic VM (build JDK-1.3-J, native threads, sunwjit)
algol.eng.sun.com% uname -a
SunOS algol.eng.sun.com 5.8 s28_28 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-2

Additional machine information is attached.


algol.eng.sun.com% cat MTG2D.java
public class MTG2D extends Thread {
    private final static int NTHREADS=15;
    private final static int NITERS=10;
    public static void main (String argv[]) {
        MTG2D[] t = new MTG2D[NTHREADS];
        for (int i=0; i<NTHREADS; i++) t[i]=new MTG2D();
        for (int i=0; i<NTHREADS; i++) t[i].start();
        for (int i=0; i<NTHREADS; i++) {
            try { t[i].join(); }
            catch (InterruptedException e) { }
        }
        for (int i=0; i<NTHREADS; i++) System.out.println(t[i].gSave);
        System.out.println(success?"Success":"Fail");
        if (!success) System.exit(1);
    }
    private static boolean success=true;
    BufferedImage f = new BufferedImage(1,1,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
    GraphicsEnvironment gSave=null;
    public void run() {
        Graphics2D g2d = f.createGraphics();
        GraphicsEnvironment g =
            GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
        yield();
        gSave = g;
    }
}

algol.eng.sun.com% javac -d . MTG2D.java
algol.eng.sun.com% java MTG2D <----- Hung the first time
^Calgol.eng.sun.com% java MTG2D
Segmentation Fault <----- Seg faulted the next

allan.jacobs@Eng 1999-08-11