[8u-dev] Request for approval 8144703: ClassCastException: sun.font.CompositeFont cannot be cast to PhysicalFont

[dmitry markov]

Hello,

Could you approve the back-port of the fix for 8144703 to jdk8u-dev, 
please? The jdk9 patch applies cleanly.

The bug:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8144703
The webrev:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dmarkov/8144703/jdk8u/webrev.00
The review thread:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/2d-dev/2016-June/007018.html
The jdk9 changeset:
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/client/jdk/rev/745d16c6c67d

Thanks,
Dmitry