--- Peter Boy <pboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 28.12.2004, 13:14 -0800 schrieb Globe Trotter: > > I am curious on how to use alternatives. Lets say, i have two installations > of > > java and I want to use one for some program and the other for everything > else. > > How do I get this to work? Do I have to su and switch the alternatives > > everytime I change, ... > > Yes. Alternatives does perform a general, system wide switch. > > > Some Java progs (e.g. Tomcat and Netbeans) record the Java environment > when they start the first time. Later, you can switch to an other > environement, they will still use the previous one. > > If you wish to use different Java environments for different programs > you must provide a special start script for each one (adjust the search > path and the environment variables appropriately). > Thanks, Peter. Does that mean I can run this start script separately as a mortal user, or do I need to be superuser? Thanks and best wishes! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
