Run jButton.java in Solaris 9 build 38, with merlin b66, the following msg was reported. And a core is dump. Same happens in IA 9, hebrew locale.

To reproduce:
1. compile the attached jButton.java
2. appletviewer jButton.html

An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
Unexpected Signal : 11 occurred at PC=0xFAC3A5A8
Function=[Unknown. Nearest: _IIIMP_OpenIM+0x8654]
Library=/usr/openwin/lib/locale/common/ximlocal.so.2

Current Java thread:
at sun.awt.motif.X11InputMethod.disposeXIC(Native Method)
at sun.awt.motif.X11InputMethod.disposeImpl(X11InputMethod.java:631)
- locked <f5413058> (a sun.awt.motif.X11InputMethod)
at sun.awt.motif.X11InputMethod.dispose(X11InputMethod.java:657)
at sun.awt.motif.X11InputMethod.removeNotify(X11InputMethod.java:674)
- locked <f5413058> (a sun.awt.motif.X11InputMethod)
at sun.awt.im.InputContext.removeNotify(InputContext.java:568)
- locked <f53e8c50> (a sun.awt.im.InputMethodContext)
at java.awt.Component.removeNotify(Component.java:5382)
- locked <f5399758> (a java.awt.Component$AWTTreeLock)
at java.awt.Container.removeNotify(Container.java:2069)
- locked <f5399758> (a java.awt.Component$AWTTreeLock)
at javax.swing.JComponent.removeNotify(JComponent.java:4224)
at javax.swing.JButton.removeNotify(JButton.java:211)
at java.awt.Container.removeNotify(Container.java:2064)
- locked <f5399758> (a java.awt.Component$AWTTreeLock)
at javax.swing.JComponent.removeNotify(JComponent.java:4224)
at java.awt.Container.removeNotify(Container.java:2064)
- locked <f5399758> (a java.awt.Component$AWTTreeLock)
at javax.swing.JComponent.removeNotify(JComponent.java:4224)
at java.awt.Container.removeNotify(Container.java:2064)
- locked <f5399758> (a java.awt.Component$AWTTreeLock)
at javax.swing.JComponent.removeNotify(JComponent.java:4224)
at javax.swing.JRootPane.removeNotify(JRootPane.java:679)
at java.awt.Container.removeNotify(Container.java:2064)
- locked <f5399758> (a java.awt.Component$AWTTreeLock)
at java.awt.Container.remove(Container.java:536)
- locked <f5399758> (a java.awt.Component$AWTTreeLock)
at java.awt.Container.remove(Container.java:589)
- locked <f5399758> (a java.awt.Component$AWTTreeLock)
at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(AppletPanel.java:397)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:579)

Dynamic libraries:
0x10000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/bin/../bin/sparc/native_threads/appletviewer
0xff370000 /usr/lib/libthread.so.1
0xff280000 /usr/openwin/lib/libX11.so.4
0xff3a0000 /usr/lib/libdl.so.1
0xff180000 /usr/lib/libc.so.1
0xff330000 /usr/openwin/lib/libXext.so.0
0xff260000 /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1
0xff080000 /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1
0xff150000 /usr/openwin/lib/libdga.so.1
0xff060000 /usr/lib/libmp.so.2
0xff140000 /usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-5_10/lib/libc_psr.so.1
0xfec80000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/client/libjvm.so
0xfec50000 /usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
0xfec20000 /usr/lib/libm.so.1
0xff130000 /usr/lib/libw.so.1
0xfebd0000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/native_threads/libhpi.so
0xfeba0000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/libverify.so
0xfeb60000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/libjava.so
0xfeb40000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/libzip.so
0xfe960000 /usr/lib/locale/ar/ar.so.2
0xfac80000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/libawt.so
0xf4780000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/bin/../jre/lib/sparc/libmlib_image.so
0xfd110000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/motif21/libmawt.so
0xf4500000 /usr/dt/lib/libXm.so.4
0xfd010000 /usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4
0xfe8e0000 /usr/openwin/lib/libXtst.so.1
0xfaea0000 /usr/openwin/lib/libdps.so.5
0xfe8c0000 /usr/openwin/lib/libSM.so.6
0xfadd0000 /usr/openwin/lib/libICE.so.6
0xf3f00000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/libfontmanager.so
0xfd3e0000 /usr/openwin/lib/locale/common/xlibi18n.so.2
0xfadb0000 /usr/openwin/lib/locale/common/xomLTRTTB.so.2
0xfad90000 /usr/lib//liblayout.so
0xfac60000 /usr/lib/locale/ar/LO_LTYPE/ar.layout.so.1
0xf4b90000 /usr/lib/libC.so.5
0xfac20000 /usr/openwin/lib/locale/common/ximlocal.so.2
0xf4ae0000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/bin/../jre/lib/sparc/libsunwjdga.so
0xf4ab0000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/jre/lib/sparc/libnet.so
0xf4a90000 /usr/local/java/jdk1.4/solsparc/bin/../jre/lib/sparc/libjdgaSUNWafb.so

Local Time = Thu Jun 7 12:14:40 2001
Elapsed Time = 40
#
# The exception above was detected in native code outside the VM
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.4.0-beta_refresh-b66 mixed mode)
#
#
# An error report file has been saved as hs_err_pid11751.log.
# Please refer to the file for further information.
#
Abort (core dumped)