[xep-support] Re: FW: [renderx #22766] unstable validation errors in Win7/2008 @ x64 JRE

Dave Bickford dbickford at sampletechnologies.com
Mon Feb 21 07:29:36 PST 2011


I updated to
java version "1.6.0_24"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_24-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 19.1-b02, mixed mode)

I am not experiencing any issues as far as I can determine. I use XEP 
from within a java application with Saxon 6.5.5, but have also tried 
calling the default XEP.bat (which used the RenderX suppied jars). For 
the life of me I cannot find any issues.

Is this bug in java limited to certain xsl/fo/xpath constructs?
Does this bug occur using any of the RenderX supplied examples?

- Dave Bickford


On 2/18/2011 6:01 PM, Kevin Brown wrote:
>
> OK. I have enough ... it occurred in 23 I believe.
>
> Michael: 1.6.0_24 - failure
>
> Jan: I believe you have 1.6.0_23 -- failure
>
> Tobias: ?
>
> David: ?
>
> Kevin2: 1.6.0_22 - working
>
> Kevin: 1.6.0_20 -- working
>
> Michael2: 1.6.0_19 -- working
>
> I would recommend rolling back your 64-bit Java installation to 
> 1.6.0_22 and all will work. We will examine the issue and see if there 
> isn't some patching we can do on our side. But again, this is looking 
> purely like a Java problem.
>
> Kevin Brown
>
> RenderX
>
> *From:*xep-support-bounces at renderx.com 
> [mailto:xep-support-bounces at renderx.com] *On Behalf Of *Kevin Brown
> *Sent:* Friday, February 18, 2011 2:43 PM
> *To:* 'RenderX Community Support List'
> *Subject:* [xep-support] Re: FW: [renderx #22766] unstable validation 
> errors in Win7/2008 @ x64 JRE
>
> Please note, if you are getting us the version, only trust running;
>
> java --version
>
> in the exact directory to ensure you are getting the exact one (64bit).
>
> Kevin
>
> *From:*xep-support-bounces at renderx.com 
> [mailto:xep-support-bounces at renderx.com] *On Behalf Of *Kevin Brown
> *Sent:* Friday, February 18, 2011 2:29 PM
> *To:* 'RenderX Community Support List'; bradbury at renderx.com; 'Michael 
> Sulyaev'
> *Cc:* 'David Ochel'
> *Subject:* [xep-support] Re: FW: [renderx #22766] unstable validation 
> errors in Win7/2008 @ x64 JRE
>
> OK.
>
> Michael Bradbury and I have a machine that replicates the error (and 
> one that does not).
>
> *The most glaring difference is that the version of Java. I believe 
> this is  pure Java bug caused somewhere between release 21 and 23. *
>
> **
>
> *23 had changes to sax.*
>
> Michael's (not working):
>
> java version "1.6.0_24"
>
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_24-b07)
>
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 19.1-b02, mixed mode)
>
> (document [system-id file:/N:/RX VDPMill  Demos/XEP 64-BIT (Jan 
> Tosovsky)/bu_kronika-a.fo]
>
>   (validate
>
>     [error] Attribute 'margin-left' cannot have a value of "".
>
>     [validation total: 1 error]
>
> Parse error: Invalid XSL FO source 'file:/N:/RX VDPMill  Demos/XEP 
> 64-BIT (Jan Tosovsky)/bu_kronika-a.fo': 1 error found during validation
>
> My computer (working):
>
> java version "1.6.0_20"
>
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02)
>
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.3-b01, mixed mode)
>
> (document [system-id file:/C:/Program Files 
> (x86)/RenderX/XEP/bu_kronika.fo]
>
>   (validate [validation OK])
>
>   (compile
>
>     (masters
>
>       (sequence-master [master-name blank])
>
>       (sequence-master [master-name titlepage-first])
>
>       (sequence-master [master-name titlepage-odd])
>
>       (sequence-master [master-name titlepage-even])
>
>       (sequence-master [master-name lot-first])
>
>       (sequence-master [master-name lot-odd])
>
>       (sequence-master [master-name lot-even])
>
> ...
>
> Those that see this problem, please report back the version of Java 
> you running so we can try and narrow a bit further to the exact 
> version that causes this failure.
>
> Michael: 1.6.0_24 - failure
>
> Jan: I believe you have 1.6.0_23 -- failure
>
> Tobias: ?
>
> David: ?
>
> Kevin: 1.6.0_20 -- working
>
> Kevin
>
> *From:*xep-support-bounces at renderx.com 
> [mailto:xep-support-bounces at renderx.com] *On Behalf Of *Alejandro Masino
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 17, 2011 4:23 PM
> *To:* bradbury at renderx.com
> *Cc:* 'David Ochel'; xep-support at renderx.com
> *Subject:* [xep-support] [SPAM] Re: FW: [renderx #22766] unstable 
> validation errors in Win7/2008 @ x64 JRE
>
> Michael, David:
>
> We are not using Xalan. We are using Saxon 9 (jar obtained from 
> Saxonica/Source Forge) as our transformation engine, which takes 
> precedence in the classpath from the XEP lib directory.
>
> Apparently, the saxon.jar bundled in XEP has less functionality than 
> ours (some XPATH related errors appear).
>
> So far, we have done the PDF generation in a single step using an XSLT 
> using saxon9.jar, in Windows 32-bit and Linux without problems. The 
> problem appears in 64-bit, but I'm not sure where the problem is.
>
> Using the XEP saxon.jar is not an option in the current generation 
> mechanism. I've downloaded the last version of saxon (saxon HE 
> 9.3.0.4j), but I've got errors in the PDF generation even in 32-bit:
>
> *     [java] error: formatting failed: java.lang.NullPointerException: 
> Null content handler
> *
> or
>
> *(document [system-id 
> file:/T:/development/cctool/cctool-dev/trunk/project-samples/bsi23/ase/ese01.fo 
> <file:///T:%5Cdevelopment%5Ccctool%5Ccctool-dev%5Ctrunk%5Cproject-samples%5Cbsi23%5Case%5Cese01.fo>]*
> *     [java] Parse error: Null content handler*
>
>
> A workaround for the moment might be to split the generation process 
> in two steps, first generate a interim FO file using our 
> transformation sheet with saxon 9, and then generating the PDF with 
> the bundled saxon.jar (which I believe it works based on your tests on 
> xep.bat).
>
> So to summarize:
>
> - What's the difference between the bundled saxon.jar with the 
> saxon9.jar you can obtain from Saxonica/Source Forge (XPATH?)
> - I would believe that the problem then is in the saxon9.jar in 64-bit 
> platforms... but the new version does not work either
>
> Thanks,
> Alejandro
>
> On 2/16/2011 10:22 AM, Michael Bradbury wrote:
>
> David,
>   
> Before sending the FO file we ask that you provide:
>   
> 1. Both ant script processes, the ant-controlled PDF generation and the
> version that generates the FO file.
> 2. Search your complete machine for xep.xml to make sure you don't have more
> than one copy. If you do have more than one please send by renaming them to
> identify which is which.
> 4. Search your complete machine for xep.bat to make sure you don't have more
> than one copy. If you do have more than one please send by renaming them to
> *.txt and identify which is which.
> 3. Which XML to XSL FO transformer are you using?
>   
> As to determining which transformer you are using in my xep.bat the
> statement:
>   
> set CP=C:\Program Files (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\xep.jar;C:\Program Files
> (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\saxon.jar;C:\Program Files
> (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\xt.jar
>   
> contains 'saxon.jar' as the transformer.
>   
> Regards,
>   
> Michael Bradbury
> Dir Major Accounts, Bus Development
>   
> the future of YOUR document is here
>   
> RenderX, Inc.
>   
> The future of YOUR document is here
>   
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>   
>   
>   
>   
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Ochel [mailto:david at atsec.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:40 PM
> To:bradbury at renderx.com  <mailto:bradbury at renderx.com>
> Cc: Alejandro Masino
> Subject: Re: FW: [renderx #22766] unstable validation errors in Win7/2008 @
> x64 JRE
>   
> Hi Michael,
>   
> Thanks for your and Kevin's time. Here is some news:
>   
> 1. I have been able to generate a basic document that fails as described and
> doesn't contain any of our customer's information. So if you wanted I could
> send you our NDA template to sign and I could then share a FO with you.
> HOWEVER:
>   
> 2. Running our "normal" ant-controlled PDF generation process with
> validation set to true, the generation fails with a validation error. But if
> I cause our framework to generate a FO file instead, and then run 'xep.bat
> foo.fo', it validates fine and generates a PDF file fine. And this with both
> 32-bit or 64-bit Java!
>   
> So, it appears that I need to figure out what the difference is between
> invoking xep via xep.bat and invoking it via our ant framework. I've copied
> Alejandro, who is our framework mastermind, as I've no clue how to go about
> that... ;-)
>   
> Cheers,
> David
>   
> Michael Bradbury said the following on 2/15/2011 5:18 PM:
>
>     Hi David,
>
>       
>
>     Thank you for your time today.
>
>       
>
>     Since I have Sun Java 32 and 64-bit installed, and XEP is installed in
>
>     C:\Program Files (x86)\RenderX\XEP, I have two variations of my
>
>     xep.bat file, one calls Java 32 and the other Java 64.
>
>       
>
>       
>
>     My xep.bat that calls Java 32 consist of:
>
>       
>
>     @echo off
>
>     rem   This batch file encapsulates a standard XEP call.
>
>       
>
>     set CP=C:\Program Files (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\xep.jar;C:\Program Files
>
>     (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\saxon.jar;C:\Program Files
>
>     (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\xt.jar
>
>       
>
>     if x%OS%==xWindows_NT goto WINNT
>
>     "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java" "-Xmx1024M" -classpath "%CP%"
>
>     com.renderx.xep.XSLDriver "-DCONFIG=C:\Program Files
>
>     (x86)\RenderX\XEP\xep.xml" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 goto END
>
>       
>
>     :WINNT
>
>     "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java" "-Xmx1024M" -classpath "%CP%"
>
>     com.renderx.xep.XSLDriver "-DCONFIG=C:\Program Files
>
>     (x86)\RenderX\XEP\xep.xml" %*
>
>       
>
>     :END
>
>       
>
>     set CP=
>
>       
>
>     ===============================
>
>       
>
>     My xep64.bat that calls Java 64 consist of:
>
>       
>
>     @echo off
>
>     rem   This batch file encapsulates a standard XEP call.
>
>       
>
>     set CP=C:\Program Files (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\xep.jar;C:\Program Files
>
>     (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\saxon.jar;C:\Program Files
>
>     (x86)\RenderX\XEP\lib\xt.jar
>
>       
>
>     if x%OS%==xWindows_NT goto WINNT
>
>     "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java" "-Xmx8192M" -classpath "%CP%"
>
>     com.renderx.xep.XSLDriver "-DCONFIG=C:\Program Files
>
>     (x86)\RenderX\XEP\xep.xml" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 goto END
>
>       
>
>     :WINNT
>
>     "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java" "-Xmx8192M" -classpath "%CP%"
>
>     com.renderx.xep.XSLDriver "-DCONFIG=C:\Program Files
>
>     (x86)\RenderX\XEP\xep.xml" %*
>
>       
>
>     :END
>
>       
>
>     set CP=
>
>       
>
>     ===============================
>
>       
>
>       
>
>     You will note the differences are:
>
>       
>
>     - "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java" vs. "C:\Program
>
>     Files\Java\jre6\bin\java"
>
>     - "-Xmx1024M" vs. "-Xmx8192M" (NOTE: 32-bit maximum value is 1024M
>
>     [M=mbytes]. You don't need 1024M given the size of the document's page
>
>     count. The Xmx value should not exceed 75% of the actual RAM (memeory)
>
>     in your machine).
>
>     - The remaining statements assume XEP was installed in C:\Program
>
>     Files (x86)\RenderX\XEP\
>
>       
>
>       
>
>     Regards,
>
>       
>
>     Michael Bradbury
>
>     Dir Major Accounts, Bus Development
>
>       
>
>     the future of YOUR document is here
>
>       
>
>     RenderX, Inc.
>
>       
>
>     The future of YOUR document is here
>
>       
>
>     +1 (619) 692-9698 Direct&  Voice Mail (San Diego, CA, USA)
>
>     +1 (650) 327-1000
>
>     +1 (650) 328-8008 Fax
>
>     Skype: brad765
>
>     bradbury at renderx.com  <mailto:bradbury at renderx.com>
>
>     sales at renderx.com  <mailto:sales at renderx.com>
>
>     http://www.renderx.com
>
>       
>
>       
>
>       
>
>       
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>
>     From: David Ochel (via Support) [mailto:support-team at renderx.com]
>
>     Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 2:09 PM
>
>     Cc:support-staff at renderx.com  <mailto:support-staff at renderx.com>
>
>     Subject: Re: [renderx #22766] unstable validation errors in Win7/2008
>
>     @ x64 JRE
>
>       
>
>     Hi Michael,
>
>       
>
>     Michael Sulyaev (via Support) said the following on 2/11/2011 5:09 PM:
>
>       
>
>         This is the dedicated support list. When replying please preserve the
>
>         [renderx #22766] pattern on the subject line.
>
>           
>
>         I need to reproduce the issue in proper environment first of all, so
>
>         please send a FO file where you observe unstable validation errors.
>
>       
>
>     Working with proprietary customer data here, so this will be difficult.
>
>       
>
>         David,
>
>             what is your XEP version?
>
>       
>
>     Version 4.18 build 20101125
>
>       
>
>         I think I'll just find a Win7/2008 x64 machine and install x64 JDK
>
>         from Sun there, play around and expect your FO files.
>
>       
>
>     Let me know whether you get anywhere with the FO files from Jan and
>
> Tobias.
>
>     If not, I need to take some time to strip confidential data from one
>
>     of mine. I'm very short on time right now, though.
>
>       
>
>         Spotting the reason would not take long if it is in XEP. But I am
>
>         afraid it may happen to be between Java and XEP, which is worse.
>
>       
>
>     Thanks, I really appreciate your help!
>
>       
>
>     Cheers,
>
>     David
>
>       
>
>     --
>
>     David Ochel, atsec information securitymailto:david at atsec.com  -
>
>     http://www.atsec.com  - tel:+1.512.615.7376
>
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>
>       
>
>       
>
>   
> --
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