====== Do we need JacORB library in the boot classpath? ======

The short answer: **yes**. Its due to bug in the Sun implementation of //FixedHolder._type()// method in the //org.omg.CORBA// package. The Suns implementation does not return any information about digits and scale, the JacORB -- guess what -- properly does. There were many discussions in the JacORB mailing list if we do need ''jacorb.jar'' in the Java boot classpath. Yes, JacORB //will run// when you use only classpath but **expect the unexpected**.

For example guys from JBoss team which are responsible for JBOSS-IIOP package which includes older JacORB version ignores this fact. At least if I understand the JBoss class loading machinery properly -- the ''jacorb.jar'' is just dropped in the ''server/all/lib'' directory. Its in the classpath -- the Suns broken implementation is used then. If you call EJBs via CORBA in JBoss please **expect the unexpected**.

//Update//: According to Adrian Brock from JBoss I am wrong. The JBoss implementation should be ok. We will see -- I am gonna test the problem with fixed next week.

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