6486887: (prefs) Preferences sync fails if jaxp transform provider doesn't support indent-number

[Joseph D. Darcy]

bha at worldnet.att.net wrote:
> I'm planning to look into providing a back-port patch for this bug. It is marked as fixed in jdk 7, but a bunch of us really need it fixed in jdk 6 too. This Preferences Impl bug is a regression, as it works fine in jdk 5.
>
> That said, is anybody else already working on this, and/or any words of warning/wisdom/advice?
>   

Hello.

The issue in question was fixed under

6396599 (prefs) Preferences sync fails if jaxp transform provider 
doesn't support indent-number

early in JDK 7 and the fix should also be in the OpenJDK 6 sources.  The 
OpenJDK 6 sources branched off from JDK 7 around build 20, circa late 
August 2007 to early September 2007.  If a fix was in JDK 7 before then, 
it should also be in OpenJDK 6.

Regards,

-Joe