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Re: hg: jdk8/tl/jdk: 7094176: (tz) Incorrect TimeZone display name when DST not applicable / disabled

by masayoshi.okutsu-2 :: Rate this Message:

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On 5/25/2012 6:37 PM, Alan Bateman wrote:

> On 25/05/2012 10:32, Masayoshi Okutsu wrote:
>> Hi Deven,
>>
>> Sorry. I didn't review the test case...
>>
>> You can use applet to write a manual test. You will find some manual
>> tests under test/java/awt such as:
>>
>> test/java/awt/TextField/ScrollSelectionTest/ScrollSelectionTest.{html,java}
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Masayoshi
> Masayoshi - I think we need to strongly discourage adding any manual
> tests to the java/util/ tree.

Another option would be to write a native program to change the system
setup and run a Java program to detect the change. But it requires the
administrator privilege and is a bit risky. A test failure may leave a
test machine in an unusual state.

Any other options?

Thanks,
Masayoshi

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