FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0-ea"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-ea-b39)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-ea-b39, mixed mode, sharing)


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Directly after starting:

java -jar Font2DTest.jar

I get the standard error message indicating something went wrong in the hotspot VM (see below). The application has not even opened any window yet.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
#
# An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine:
#
# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xb7eb3ac8, pid=15021, tid=16384
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.6.0-ea-b39 mixed mode, sharing)
# Problematic frame:
# C [libc.so.6+0x72ac8] strcmp+0x8
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as /tmp/hs_err_pid15021.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
#
Aborted




APPLET URL OR APPLICATION NAME:
Font2DTest
###@###.### 2005-06-23 09:38:40 GMT

Reporter have provided 4 type1 fonts causing problems as well as
-Dsun.java2d.debugfonts=true log. Files are attached.

He confirmed that removal of these fonts solves the problem for him.

###@###.### 2005-06-25 11:30:32 GMT