Created attachment 815138 [details] Screen shot of about:plugins Description of problem: After updating the Oracle Java Plugin from 1.7.0_25 to 1.7.0_45 using the rpm package jre-7u45-linux-x64.rpm from Oracle: # yum localupdate jre-7u45-linux-x64.rpm The version string shown in about:plugins does not change although the path is the correct one to the new version. Image attached. Also the version test from http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp shows the correct version. Image attached. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 24.0-1.fc18 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Update the Oracle Java plugin with the rpm from Oracle. Actual results: Wrong version detected Expected results: Correct version detected Additional info: It makes it difficult to use a site that makes use of the plugin. # java -version java version "1.7.0_45" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_45-b18) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.45-b08, mixed mode) # alternatives --config libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 There are 3 programs which provide 'libjavaplugin.so.x86_64'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- *+ 1 /usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 2 /usr/lib64/IcedTeaPlugin.so 3 /usr/java/jre1.7.0_45/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so # diff -s /usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /usr/java/jre1.7.0_45/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so Files /usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so and /usr/java/jre1.7.0_45/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so are identical
Created attachment 815139 [details] Screen shot of Oracle Java version test
Just tried Fedora 19 and it works as expected
The plugin description is get directly from the plugin. And we have the same Firefox version on all Fedoras. Plus the Oracle Java plugin is a closed-source software...so I don't believe it's a bug in Firefox.
Martin, It is not a belief or faith matter, like in open source vs the closed source infidels. It is about testing and reproducing. I tested in both 19 and 18. Did you test in any? Can you reproduce it? That would be enough to send me upstream.
Well, frankly I'm not going to install Oracle Java on my Fedora box. It's a closed source software with possible security holes. And Fedora does not ship it...so we don't even support it. Anyway, the plugin claims its name/version via NPAPI calls (see http://gplflash.sourceforge.net/gplflash2_blog/npapi.html#SEC9) so it does not depend on Firefox. Firefox just shows what the plugin posts by NP_GetValue(). And when the same Firefox version shows different plugin responses, I don't expect it's a problem in Firefox itself.