> I think I may be experiencing the spin problem that's described on
> jsr-166 site.  I am on a windows machine(it happens on both 2000
> Server and XP).

Yes, this happens on all Win32 platforms.

> What's the eta on 1.5 beta 2?

This has been slipped to late May. This is very annoying to us in
JSR166. Besides the windows spin bug, the APIs in beta1 were from
before public review, and the longer they delay beta2, the more people
will need to adjust their code when the updated APIs appear. But
apparently other Tiger JSRs are enough behind that they needed to push
back schedules.

> Or do you have any suggestions for a work-around?

Sorry, I don't think there is one. The only advice I have is that if
you are developing real applications for 1.5 using beta1, you should
use the jsr166.jar from our site (which has the updated APIs) and
run/test on linux-x86 or solaris-sparc, for which the underlying
hotspot support has been stable for a long time. Even with this, you
may still encounter minor snags, for example because the javac
compiler has changed since beta1.

Alternatively, if you or anyone else are developing "serious" enough
applications that you could help run tests and submit reports, I think
it is still possible to get into an early-access program to get
current builds. (At this moment, the internal unreleased builds (43+)
are in sync with JSR166.) If you are interested, please get in touch
with me and I'll pursue.

-Doug