Serialization problem

[NADIA VIEIRA LEAO PEREIRA]

Hello!

I've just fixed a bug in java.io.ObjectInputStream, that would cause
it to endless loop, but now I've met another problem that I don't know 
how to fix.

Here's the patch:

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--- libraries/javalib/java/io/ObjectInputStream.java	Thu Sep  3 17:44:18 1998
+++ java/io/ObjectInputStream.java	Sat Nov 21 16:53:57 1998
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 		}
 		buffer[offset+i] = (byte)val;
 	}
-	return (i);
+	return (i>0 ? i : -1);
 }
 
 public boolean readBoolean() throws IOException
---> cut here <---

The failing test program is:

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import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.io.*;


public class TesteHash {

    public static void main(String[] args){

	try{
	    File file = new File("Hashtable.txt");
	    FileOutputStream fos   = new FileOutputStream( file ); //excecão: IOException
	    ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos); //excecão: IOException

	    oos.writeObject( new Hashtable() );

	    fos.close();

	    FileInputStream fis   = new FileInputStream(file);  //excecão: FileNotFoundException
	    ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(fis); //excecões: StreamCorruptedException, IOException

	    Hashtable hash = (Hashtable) ois.readObject();

	    fis.close();

	} catch(Exception ioe){
	    System.out.println("ioexception: "+ ioe.getMessage());
	    ioe.printStackTrace();
	}
    }

}
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And the error is:

ioexception: null
java.io.EOFException
        at java/lang/Throwable.<init>(31)
        at java/lang/Exception.<init>(17)
        at java/io/IOException.<init>(17)
        at java/io/EOFException.<init>(17)
        at java/io/ObjectInputStream.readWithEOF(445)
        at java/io/ObjectInputStream.readShort(170)
        at java/io/ObjectStreamClass.readObject(140)
        at java/io/ObjectInputStream.readObject(219)
        at TesteHash.main(21)

I'm using a very recently checked-out CVS tree.

Thanks in advance for any help.

-- 
Nadia