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Introduction to Java for Mac OS X v10.4, Release 8 Release Notes

These release notes provide information concerning known and resolved issues that may affect developers creating Java applications for Mac OS X with Java for Mac OS X v10.4, Release 8.

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Java for Mac OS X v10.4, Release 8
Who Should Read This Document?
Organization of This Document

Java for Mac OS X v10.4, Release 8

Java for Mac OS X v10.4, Release 8 updates the Java Web Start and Java Applet components on all Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs. This release is only for Mac OS X v10.4.11 and later, and should not be installed on earlier versions of Mac OS X or Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard.

Who Should Read This Document?

Any developer who wants to develop Java applications on Mac OS X v10.4 should read this document as various issues and fixes found in this release may affect your application.

Organization of This Document

This document contains the following chapter:

• “Known and Resolved Issues” highlights a selection of high-visibility bugs that have been addressed in this release. This chapter is broken down by the category where the bug occurs and provides a brief description of what the issue was and how it was resolved.

This document also contains a revision history.

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