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J2SE Version (please include all output from java -version flag):
  java version "1.4.2-beta"
  Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-beta-b08)
  Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-beta-b08, mixed mode)

Does this problem occur on J2SE 1.3 or 1.4? Yes / No (pick one)
  Bug appears since 1.4.2-beta-b06, works fine with build04

Operating System Configuration Information (be specific):
  Linux *** 2.4.19-xfs #5 SMP GNU/Linux

Bug Description:
  Java runtime complains about java.lang.ClassFormatError (Illegal UTF8
  string in constant pool). Unable to use Xerces2 with j2sdk 1.4.2-beta-b06
  and -b08 (-b04 works)

Steps to Reproduce (be specific):
  1. Get xercesImpl.jar (e.g. Xerces 2.2.1 from
      http://xml.apache.org/dist/xerces-j/Xerces-J-bin.2.2.1.tar.gz)

  2. Execute java -classpath xerces2/xercesImpl.jar org.apache.xerces.impl.xpath.regex.ParserForXMLSchema

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassFormatError: org/apache/xerces/impl/xpath/regex/ParserForXMLSchema (Illegal UTF8 string in constant pool)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:504)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:123)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:250)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:54)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:193)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:186)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:299)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:265)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:255)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:315)
Could not find the main class. Program will exit.

Works fine with 1.4.2-beta-b04 and earlier.