Am Dienstag, den 28.12.2004, 16:37 -0800 schrieb Globe Trotter: > --- Peter Boy <pboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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? It may be a script in /usr/bin with normal access rights, i.e. world executable. In case of Sun's Java you put this kind of script into /etc/profile.d, e.g. #!/usr/bin/bash if [ -z "$JAVA_HOME" ]; then export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03 export PATH="$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin" fi It is executed during system start and makes java available for all users. Instead, name it java-1/javac-1 java-2/javac-2 and so on, modify the values of the variables appropriately, and put it intro /usr/bin It's not necessarily a clean way of installation, more a developer way to be able to test several Java implementations. Peter
