Version: gcc-java-4.0.0-5 from FC4 rawhide
Test Case: import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.net.URL; public class URLTest { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { // replace this with any jar on your system // that doesn't have /blah.txt in it. String jar = "/path/to/jar/bork.jar"; URL url = new URL("jar:file:" + jar + "!/blah.txt"); InputStream is = url.openStream(); System.out.println("InputStream: " + is); } } Result of running with gij: InputStream: null Result of running with Sun's VM: Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: JAR entry blah.txt not found in /usr/share/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.osgi_3.1.0.jar at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection.connect(JarURLConnection.java:97) at sun.net.www.protocol.jar.JarURLConnection.getInputStream(JarURLConnection.java:107) at java.net.URL.openStream(URL.java:913) at URLTest.main(URLTest.java:12) -- Summary: URL.openStream doesn't throw a FileNotFoundException with some urls Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: libgcj AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: bkonrath at redhat dot com CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org,java-prs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21637