The JDK 1.1 beta3 release files are uncomplete!!!

Benjamin Renaud (br@doppio)
Fri, 17 Jan 1997 11:17:12 -0800

Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 11:17:12 -0800
From: br@doppio (Benjamin Renaud)
Message-Id: <199701171917.LAA27523@springbank.eng.sun.com>
To: Jean-Paul Billon <Jean-Paul.Billon@dyade.fr>
Subject: The JDK 1.1 beta3 release files are uncomplete!!!
In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970117090307.00682850@pop-rocq.inria.fr>

Hi Jean-Paul,

You are correct, there is a problem with the beta-3 release
documentation. Mention of some changes to the Security API (changes
which will be in the next release) sneaked in to this release's list
of changes by mistake.

Thank you,
-- Benjamin Renaud
JavaSoft Security Group

Jean-Paul Billon writes:
> Hello
>
> I have downloaded this 1/17/97 morning the JDK 1.1 beta3 release for Windows
> (zip files). Two problems:
> - contrarily to what was the case with beta2, the sources do not
> include the new packages of JDK 1.1 (those added to those of 1.02 release
> (e.g. java.security, etc))
> - the changes announced by the "Changes" file to the security
> package (e.g. new class for key pair generation) are not documented in the
> API doc nor in the user's guide. Looking to "classes.zip", I have seen that
> the new class for key pair generation is not present
>
> Jean-Paul Billon
> Consultant
> VIP
> DYADE
> E-mail: Jean-Paul.Billon@dyade.fr
> http home page: www.dyade.fr/actions/VIP/jp.html
>
>
>