java.lang.ClassLoader setPackageAssertionStatus(String packageName,
                                                       boolean enabled)

jdk1.4 build 75 when setPackageAssertionStatus(null,false) fails.
jdk1.4 build 74 was passing.
Tested on solaris and windows NT
Test program is given below:

SetPackageAssertionStatus12.java

------------------------------------SetPackageAssertionStatus12.java--------

public class SetPackageAssertionStatus12 {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         SetPackageAssertionStatus12Test01();

     }

    public static boolean SetPackageAssertionStatus12Test01() {
        boolean bReturn = false;
        try {
             ClassLoader cl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
             cl.setDefaultAssertionStatus(true);
             cl.setPackageAssertionStatus(null,false);
             UnNamedPackageClass1 unNamedPackageClass1 = new UnNamedPackageClass1();
             unNamedPackageClass1.testAssert2();
             
             bReturn = true;
             System.out.println("SetPackageAssertionStatus12Test01() Pass");
        } catch(Exception e) {
            bReturn = false;
            System.out.println("Exception thrown = " + e);
            System.out.println("SetPackageAssertionStatus12Test01() Fail");
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (Throwable e) {
           e.printStackTrace();
           bReturn = false;
           System.out.println("assertion error thrown in SetPackageAssertionStatus12Test01() Fail");
     }
        return bReturn;
    }
}

 class UnNamedPackageClass1 {
   
    public UnNamedPackageClass1(){
    }
    public void testAssert2() {
        assert(false);
    }
}