java -esa -version fails on solaris sparc 2.9 with 1.4.2 packages

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java -esa fails with java.lang.AssertionError
Tested so far on sparc systems with 1.4.2_01, 1.4.2_03 and 1.4.2_04b1

Error only happens when packages (SUNW) format are installed.
When jdk is installed with tar bundle, no error is seen

# more release
                        Solaris 9 4/04 s9s_u6wos_04b SPARC
           Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                        Use is subject to license terms.
                           Assembled 03 December 2003

tempest# java -esa -version
Error occurred during initialization of VM
java.lang.AssertionError
tempest# java -version
java version "1.4.2_04-ea"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_04-ea-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_04-ea-b01, mixed mode)



donegal:/usr/j2se/bin 20 % ./java -version
java version "1.4.2_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_01-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_01-b06, mixed mode)
donegal:/usr/j2se/bin 21 % ./java -esa -version
Error occurred during initialization of VM
java.lang.AssertionError
donegal:/usr/j2se/bin 22 % more /etc/release
                        Solaris 9 4/04 s9s_u6wos_03 SPARC
           Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
                        Use is subject to license terms.
                            Assembled 06 October 2003


Packages installed are :

system SUNWj3cfg SUNWj3rt post configuration
system SUNWj3dev J2SDK 1.4 development tools
system SUNWj3dmo J2SDK 1.4 demo programs
system SUNWj3dmx J2SDK 1.4 demo programs (64-bit)
system SUNWj3dvx J2SDK 1.4 development tools (64-bit)
system SUNWj3jmp J2SDK 1.4 Japanese man pages
system SUNWj3man J2SDK 1.4 man pages
system SUNWj3rt J2SDK 1.4 runtime environment
system SUNWj3rtx J2SDK 1.4 runtime environment (64-bit)


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Some more info :
This bug affects all 142 package releases (1.4.2b28 + )
Seems to be confined to Solaris sparc 9.

Tested on following platforms also : (/usr/j2se/bin/java -esa -version)
141 pkgs 142pkgs
Sol 2.8 sparc OK OK
Sol 2.9 sparc OK FAIL
Sol 2.9 IA OK OK

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