[QPID-2892] IBM JVM throws different exception when signal handler fails, stopping broker execution

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.5, 0.6
• Fix Version/s: 0.7
• Component/s: Broker-J

Environment

IBM JVM and possibly others

• Assignee: Andrew Kennedy
• Reporter: Andrew Kennedy
• Created: 03/Oct/10 16:12
• Updated: 03/Oct/10 16:18
• Resolved: 03/Oct/10 16:17

Description

Sun JVMs throw an IllegalArgumentException when trying to handle a signal that does not exist or if signals are not supported, such as on Windoes operating systems. The IBM JVM, and possibly others, wrap this in a RuntimeException, causing broker startup to fail. The code should catch Exception instead.