hercule.li@prc 2001-03-27

I am not sure the synopsis is 100% right, if you think
it is NOT right or not exact, pls. feel free to modify it.

java version "1.4.0-internal"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-internal-b57)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta-b57, mixed mode)

This problem exists in solaris and IA solaris.
This problem exists in C locale and zh_CN locale.
There is NO bug in windows platform.
There is NO bug in merlin b56.

I guess this problem would occur if the java application
need to load swing component.

To reproduce this bug ,

try demo demo/jfc/Notepad or run attached file JTextPanel.java,
you will get a lip-deep panel only , see attached file Notepad.gif,
and a lot of message flash out like below

spider:/net/eagle/Testing/projects/jdk/jdk_build/jdk14/b57/sparc/demo/jfc/Notepad 14 % ../../../bin/java -jar Notepad.jar
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: String length must be a multiple of four.
        at java.util.prefs.Base64.base64ToByteArray(Base64.java:136)
        at java.util.prefs.Base64.altBase64ToByteArray(Base64.java:128)
        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.nodeName(FileSystemPreferences.java:810)
        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.access$1900(FileSystemPreferences.java:35)
        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$13.run(FileSystemPreferences.java:605)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.childrenNamesSpi(FileSystemPreferences.java:597)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.childrenNames(AbstractPreferences.java:688)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.getChild(AbstractPreferences.java:1222)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:870)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:878)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:878)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:878)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:878)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:854)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.readPreferredInputMethod(InputMethodManager.java:682)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.getPreferredInputMethod(InputMethodManager.java:634)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.findInputMethod(InputMethodManager.java:593)
        at sun.awt.im.InputContext.selectInputMethod(InputContext.java:141)
        at sun.awt.im.InputContext.<init>(InputContext.java:113)
        at sun.awt.im.InputMethodContext.<init>(InputMethodContext.java:73)
        at java.awt.im.InputContext.getInstance(InputContext.java:77)
        at java.awt.Window.getInputContext(Window.java:703)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3406)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1370)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1338)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3325)
        at java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(KeyboardFocusManager.java:1510)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:658)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:413)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3349)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1370)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1338)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3325)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:439)
        at java.awt.SequencedEvent.dispatch(SequencedEvent.java:96)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:437)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEvent(EventDispatchThread.java:140)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:126)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:121)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:99)
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: String length must be a multiple of four.
        at java.util.prefs.Base64.base64ToByteArray(Base64.java:136)
        at java.util.prefs.Base64.altBase64ToByteArray(Base64.java:128)
        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.nodeName(FileSystemPreferences.java:810)
        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.access$1900(FileSystemPreferences.java:35)
        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$13.run(FileSystemPreferences.java:605)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.childrenNamesSpi(FileSystemPreferences.java:597)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.childrenNames(AbstractPreferences.java:688)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.getChild(AbstractPreferences.java:1222)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:870)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:878)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:878)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:878)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:878)
        at java.util.prefs.AbstractPreferences.nodeExists(AbstractPreferences.java:854)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.readPreferredInputMethod(InputMethodManager.java:682)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.getPreferredInputMethod(InputMethodManager.java:634)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.findInputMethod(InputMethodManager.java:593)
        at sun.awt.im.InputContext.selectInputMethod(InputContext.java:141)
        at sun.awt.im.InputContext.<init>(InputContext.java:113)
        at sun.awt.im.InputMethodContext.<init>(InputMethodContext.java:73)
        at java.awt.im.InputContext.getInstance(InputContext.java:77)
        at java.awt.Window.getInputContext(Window.java:703)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3406)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1370)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1338)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3325)
        at java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(KeyboardFocusManager.java:1510)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:667)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:463)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3349)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1370)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1338)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3325)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:439)
        at java.awt.SentEvent.dispatch(SentEvent.java:52)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager$DefaultKeyboardFocusManagerSentEvent.dispatch(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:143)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.sendMessage(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:165)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:348)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3349)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1370)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3325)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:439)
          atjava.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEvent(EventDispatchThread.java:140)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:126)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:121)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:99)

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