RELEASE NOTES FOR: 8u66
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Notes generated: Mon Apr 01 06:35:29 CEST 2024

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JAVA ENHANCEMENT PROPOSALS (JEP):

  None.

RELEASE NOTES:

security-libs/org.ietf.jgss:krb5:

    JDK-8078495: Correction to end time checking for native TGT

      The end times for native TGTs (ticket-granting tickets) are now compared with UTC time stamps.
      


ALL FIXED ISSUES, BY COMPONENT AND PRIORITY:

client-libs/2d:
  (P3) JDK-8130938: [solaris] Incomplete 8ux fix for 8071710: libfontmanager & t2k should link against headless awt on solaris
  (P3) JDK-8087201: OGL: rendering of lcd text is slow
  (P3) JDK-8132890: Text Overlapping on Dot Matrix Printers

client-libs/java.awt:
  (P3) JDK-8037371: [macosx] Test closed/java/awt/dnd/ImageTransferTest/ImageTransferTest.html fails
  (P3) JDK-8131752: [Regression] Test java/awt/GraphicsDevice/CheckDisplayModes.java fails

client-libs/javax.accessibility:
  (P2) JDK-8134453: JAWS crashes in WindowsAccessBridge.DLL on 32 bit 8u60 running on 32 bit Win 7

client-libs/javax.swing:
  (P3) JDK-8134828: Scrollbar thumb disappears with Nimbus L&F

core-libs/jdk.nashorn:
  (P3) JDK-8134403: Nashorn react.js benchmark performance regression

deploy/plugin:
  (P1) JDK-8133523: _releaseObject called from wrong thread
  (P3) JDK-8079618: AccessControlException with deployment cache and RMI

deploy/webstart:
  (P2) JDK-8141527: AddRemoveTest tests fail as second request to jnlp not getting to server, but resource requests going through fine

hotspot/jvmti:
  (P3) JDK-6904403: assert(f == k->has_finalizer(),"inconsistent has_finalizer") with debug VM

hotspot/runtime:
  (P3) JDK-8048353: jstack -l crashes VM when a Java mirror for a primitive type is locked
  (P3) JDK-8072147: Preloading libjsig.dylib causes deadlock when signal() is called
  (P3) JDK-8076110: VM crash when class is redefined with Instrumentation.redefineClasses

infrastructure/build:
  (P2) JDK-8072116: [Solaris] : Fix for 8071710 needs to be updated for build dependency checking.
  (P3) JDK-8131588: new hotspot build - hs25.66-b02
  (P3) JDK-8131628: new hotspot build - hs25.66-b03
  (P3) JDK-8131126: Set update release to 8u66 and keep default jprt release as 8u60 on jdk8u repos
  (P3) JDK-8130291: Update the Hotspot version numbers in Hotspot for JDK 8u66

install:
  (P2) JDK-8133191: NVDA screen reader and JAWS can't read the "Look and Feel" Selections.

install/install:
  (P2) JDK-8136492: IPS bundle build failed on S11.1 
  (P3) JDK-8132845: 8u60b25 installation fails on Windows XP

javafx/accessibility:
  (P2) JDK-8132897: ComboBox hangs on Windows 10 when clicked while not in focus

javafx/graphics:
  (P3) JDK-8088707: GUI is slowing down sporadically

javafx/web:
  (P3) JDK-8090098: [WebView] getTimezoneOffset() of a ISO strings returns a wrong value
  (P3) JDK-8132149: [WebView] not reporting device scale factor to a web service
  (P3) JDK-8130749: WebView 8u60 Gmail display problems on HiDPI
  (P3) JDK-8130740: WebView does not render woff fonts

security-libs/javax.crypto:
  (P5) JDK-8098854: Do cleanup in a proper order in sunmscapi code

security-libs/org.ietf.jgss:krb5:
  (P4) JDK-8078495: End time checking for native TGT is wrong

xml/jaxp:
  (P3) JDK-8131907: Numerous threads lock during XML processing while running Weblogic 12.1.3