Index: C:/Java/castor-3/src/doc/release-notes.xml
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--- C:/Java/castor-3/src/doc/release-notes.xml	(revision 7031)
+++ C:/Java/castor-3/src/doc/release-notes.xml	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,26 @@
             <summary>
             </summary>
             <bugs>
+                <bug id="2008" tool="jira">
+                    <description>
+                        Fixed CLONE-BigDecimal usage in Types.java that can't run on jre1.4.2.
+                    </description>
+                    <contributor>
+                        <name>Ralf Joachim</name>
+                        <email>ralf.joachim@syscon.eu</email>
+                    </contributor>
+                    <submitter>
+                        <name>Petteri Räty</name>
+                        <email>betelgeuse@gentoo.org</email>
+                    </submitter>
+                    <reporter>
+                        <name>Ralf Joachim</name>
+                        <email>ralf.joachim@syscon.eu</email>
+                    </reporter>
+                    <type>Enh.</type>
+                    <module>XML</module>
+                    <date>20070609</date>
+                </bug>
                 <bug id="2005" tool="jira">
                     <description>
                         SVN moved log4j database appender to examples modul.
Index: C:/Java/castor-3/src/etc/CHANGELOG
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--- C:/Java/castor-3/src/etc/CHANGELOG	(revision 7031)
+++ C:/Java/castor-3/src/etc/CHANGELOG	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 SVN
 ---
 
+XML:   Resolved issue CASTOR-2008 using contribution from Petteri Räty [betelgeuse@gentoo.org]
+       Fixed CLONE-BigDecimal usage in Types.java that can't run on jre1.4.2.
+       Details: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/CASTOR-2008
+       (Ralf - 20070609)
+
 JDO:   Resolved issue CASTOR-2005 using contribution from Ralf Joachim [ralf.joachim@syscon.eu]
        SVN moved log4j database appender to examples modul.
        Details: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/CASTOR-2005
Index: C:/Java/castor-3/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/mapping/loader/Types.java
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--- C:/Java/castor-3/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/mapping/loader/Types.java	(revision 7031)
+++ C:/Java/castor-3/src/main/java/org/exolab/castor/mapping/loader/Types.java	(working copy)
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
         new TypeInfo( "float",       java.lang.Float.TYPE,
                       java.lang.Float.class,      true,     new Float( 0 ) ),
         new TypeInfo( "big-decimal", null,
-                      java.math.BigDecimal.class, true,     new BigDecimal( 0 ) ),
+                      java.math.BigDecimal.class, true,     new BigDecimal( 0.0 ) ),
         new TypeInfo( "byte",        java.lang.Byte.TYPE,
                       java.lang.Byte.class,       true,     new Byte( (byte) 0 ) ),
         new TypeInfo( "date",        null,