test/java/text/Format/Bug4407042.java fails with the following exception.

java version "1.4.0-internal"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-internal-okutsu-010401-19:46)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta-b58, mixed mode)

java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: 2
        at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:432)
        at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:334)
        at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:385)
        at java.text.DigitList.getLong(DigitList.java:157)
        at java.text.DecimalFormat.parse(DecimalFormat.java:986)
        at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.subParse(SimpleDateFormat.java:1050)
        at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.parse(SimpleDateFormat.java:793)
        at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:326)
        at Bug4407042$DateParseThread.run(Bug4407042.java:50)

or

java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:434)
        at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:325)
        at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:385)
        at java.text.DigitList.getLong(DigitList.java:157)
        at java.text.DecimalFormat.parse(DecimalFormat.java:986)
        at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.subParse(SimpleDateFormat.java:1050)
        at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.parse(SimpleDateFormat.java:793)
        at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:326)
        at Bug4407042$DateParseThread.run(Bug4407042.java:50)


This problem is reproducible on Win32 and Linux. On Solaris, there is another problem which is very likely a hotspot bug.