IC81453: ERROR "79784 LOCALE NOT SUPPORTED" WHEN LOADING A JAR WITH PL_PL.MAZOVIA LOCALE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Even though the locale (pl_pl.Mazovia) exists, the engine is not
  able to load a java UDR with the locale set and returns the
  following error msg:
  
  (79784) - Locale not supported.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Customers that want to extend the default Java Charsets with *
  * a custom CharsetProvider                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * For this defect customer has developed its own               *
  * CharsetProvider. Java allows customers to extend the default *
  * character sets by placing a jar file with CharsetProvider in *
  * $JRE/lib/ext directory.                                      *
  *                                                              *
  * In this case, customer was trying to user their Mazovia.jar  *
  * Charset provider by putting it in                            *
  * $INFORMIXDIR/extend/krakatoa/jre/lib/ext, but they were      *
  * getting "locale not supported" error. The reason for this is *
  * because, we have hardcoded the list of GLS codesets, with    *
  * their corresponding Java Charset names.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IDS.11.50.xC10                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix was to allow customer to use the custom CharsetProvider. The
  way the fix works is that after we have already checked that the
  codeset is not supported (in our static mapping), then I do a
  dynamic check to see if the Java Runtime actually supports the
  codeset or not. If the JRE happens to support the codeset, then
  no error is returned.
  
  Upgrade to IDS.11.50.xC10
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  INFORMIX SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5725A3900

Applicable component levels

• RB50 PSY

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