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Bug 330515

Summary:	[Help] Fix in 3.6.2 Remote Help HTTPS support is setting java.protocol.handler.pkgs=javax.net.ssl
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Chris Goldthorpe <cgold>
Component:	User Assistance	Assignee:	Chris Goldthorpe <cgold>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	critical
Priority:	P3	CC:	cgold, ChrisAustin, rwatts, tjwatson
Version:	3.6.1
Target Milestone:	3.6.2
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:
Bug Depends on:	329280
Bug Blocks:

Description Chris Goldthorpe

2010-11-17 15:00:12 EST

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #329280 +++

The fix for Bug #227252 introduced a serious regression - org.eclipse.help.internal.base.remote.HttpsUtility.getHttpsInputStream(String, String, String, String, String) contains the line 

System.setProperty( "java.protocol.handler.pkgs" , "javax.net.ssl" ); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
	         
This has the side effect of changing the protocol handler throughout the entire application, not just Eclipse, which can cause this kind of an exception ( this was on Solaris ) when running any code that causes the java protocol handler to be invoked.

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.net.MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: https

Comment 1 Chris Goldthorpe

2010-11-17 19:40:42 EST

The patch from Bug #329280 has been applied to the maintenance stream.