On Tuesday 19 December 2006 07:42, Craig White wrote: >On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 23:13 -0500, Ric Moore wrote: >> On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 07:41 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: >> > Tim wrote: >> > > Today, when I tried the link from the Stanton-Finley site, Sun >> > > didn't redirect me to the latest, but stayed at the release number >> > > the link was intended for (1.5.x). It's now jre1.5.0_10 instead >> > > of jre1.5.0_8, so the paths in the examples to copy and paste need >> > > correcting. That done, it worked, but the test page wants to >> > > install a JRE plug in, even though it's apparently working, and >> > > tells me I'm using an old version. The games apparently work (not >> > > that *I* can play them). >> >> Mine did the very same thing until I closed my browser and started it >> up again, then I passed with flying colors. I use the jre...bin file >> instead of the rpm. As I've written, I stick it in /opt. Then I chmod >> 755 the file (as root), execute it, it unpacks into it's directory and >> then I link that directory to /opt/java. My links in the mozilla / >> firefox and ~/.mozilla all point >> to: /opt/java/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so >> >> Next time I update I need only change one link. Nifty... works. I just >> don't trust java and rpm in the same breath, not yet. Ric > >---- >with that kind of logic, why bother using an rpm distribution at all? > >Craig Because rpm needs help? A blasphemous thought now isn't it... rpm is being forked because the maintainers aren't responsive to such issues. This may not be the ideal situation, but it sure beats doing nothing. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
