[icedtea-web] RFC: use an actual number as the JDK_UPDATE_VERSION for plugin

[Deepak Bhole]

* Omair Majid <omajid at redhat.com> [2010-11-08 16:16]:
> Hi,
> 
> The IcedTea builds used to pass in a value for JDK_UPDATE_VERSION
> when building the plugin, which was left out when IcedTea-Web was
> created. This patch defines this variable and sets it to an
> arbitrary value.
> 
> Without this patch, about:plugins in firefox shows that the plugin
> supports the mime type
> "application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6.0_". This seems to cause
> issues with the deployJava.js script - the users get redirected to
> the Java download page. Adding any value after the _ is enough to
> make applets using deployJava.js work with the plugin.
> 
> The following web page can be used as a reproducer:
> http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/applet/examples/dist/applet_Draggable/AppletPage.html
> 
> ChangeLog:
> 2010-11-08  Omair Majid  <omajid at redhat.com>
> 
>     * Makefile.am (JDKJDK_UPDATE_VERSION): Define variable.
> 

Minor typo up there.

Looks fine otherwise. Ok for HEAD.

Deepak

> Any thoughts or comments?
> 
> Thanks,
> Omair

> diff -r 8e66d9386273 Makefile.am
> --- a/Makefile.am	Thu Nov 04 16:44:27 2010 -0700
> +++ b/Makefile.am	Mon Nov 08 15:51:36 2010 -0500
> @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
>  IT_CLASS_TARGET_VERSION=6
>  IT_JAVACFLAGS=$(IT_JAVAC_SETTINGS) -source $(IT_LANGUAGE_SOURCE_VERSION) -target $(IT_CLASS_TARGET_VERSION)
>  
> +JDK_UPDATE_VERSION=50
> +
>  # Sources list
>  
>  PLUGIN_TEST_SRCS = $(abs_top_srcdir)/plugin/tests/LiveConnect/*.java