Uno Engborg wrote:
Paul Howarth wrote:
On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 05:09 -0700, Michael A. Peters wrote:
On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 03:53 -0700, M E Fieu wrote:
Hi.. I have installed java in the following folder
/usr/java/jre1.5.0_06 in linux, may i know
whether i should create JAVA_HOME variable like windows do ?? If I
want to add the following
entries
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jre1.5.0_06
where should I add ?? /etc/profile ? I added but it doesn't appear
in ENV after I relogin
I recommend using the jpackage nosrc.rpm to create Sun java rpms.
http://www.jpackage.org/rpm.php?id=3366
http://www.jpackage.org/rebuilding.php
A detailed Fedora-specific HOWTO for this is available here:
http://www.city-fan.org/tips/JpackageJava
As far as I know that doesn't set the JAVA_HOME environment variable.
Some java programs depend on that to find things like
$JAVA_HOME/lib/jre/ext
or security settings to install or run correctly.
Is it possible to somehow get JAVA_HOME set from Jpackage, so that it
reflects
the currently chosen java version?
That probably needs a scriptlet in /etc/profile.d that looks at the
current alternatives setting for java and sets JAVA_HOME appropriately.
Perhaps someone that uses a variety of JREs can suggest something?
Paul.
