Microsoft brings Java tool into compliance with order By Bob Trott InfoWorld Electric Posted at 12:39 PM PT, Jan 21, 1999 Microsoft quietly brought its Java development tool into compliance with a court order on Thursday by releasing Service Pack 2 for Visual Studio 6.0, the company's suite of developer tools. The service pack, available for free download from the company's Web site (msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/default.asp), includes files for Visual J++ 6.0 that Microsoft said brings the Java tool in line with the preliminary injunction issued in November 1998 by U.S. District Court Judge Ronald H. Whyte. Sun Microsystems is suing Microsoft for allegedly breaching its Java licensing contract by using an incompatible version of Java in Visual J++, Internet Explorer, and other products. The suit also accuses Microsoft of illegally using its market strength to induce software developers and others to adopt its supposedly incompatible version of Java. Service Pack 2 also includes the updates and fixes that were released in Service Pack 1 in 1998, as well as a new fix that addresses a Visual C++ bug that causes some third-party software to behave erratically or crash after Visual Studio 6.0 is installed. The pack is available in two formats, a full installation and a "core" download that offers only the new run-time redistributable files. Microsoft Corp., in Redmond, Wash., can be reached at www.microsoft.com. Bob Trottis InfoWorld's Seattle bureau chief. From MAILER-DAEMON@cs.depaul.edu Fri Jan 22 13:45:04 1999