On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 06:58 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-11-21 at 19:24 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > > > >> Knute Johnson wrote: > >> > >>>> On Wed, 2007-11-21 at 14:27 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > >>>> Sun's java (neither 32 nor 64 bit) will run as plugin inside of 64 bit > >>>> firefox > >>>> > >>>> Craig > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Craig: > >>> > >>> I thought there was supposed to be some software to make that work. > >>> Somebody else here mentioned it a couple of days ago. > >>> > >>> Just curious, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> Well I have F7 and F7-64bit and F8 on this computer and after a day > >> of gaining information and finding things I have Java running on F7 and > >> F8 both 32 bit machines. Another expert said you have to compile a new > >> Firefox for a 64 bit system with special words to make sure the new one > >> is 32 bit. It *SHould* work then on 64 bit system. > >> > > ---- > > you are talking apples and I am talking oranges > > > > I clearly stated running as a plugin within Firefox > > > > Please pay attention. > > ---- > > > >> If I knew how bad this was going to be I would never have started > >> trying to make Java work. It is just TOO HARD! > >> > > ---- > > and from what I gather, you had no reason to do so, your needs > > undoubtedly would have been met with java-compat version automatically > > included in Fedora. > > > > let's see if you actually got it to work...what do you get when you type > > (as root) > > > > alternatives --config java > > > > ? > > > > Craig > > > > > [root@k5di ~]# alternatives --config java > > There is 1 program that provides 'java'. > > Selection Command > ----------------------------------------------- > *+ 1 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java > > Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: > > > I seem to have one. > > And this is on F7. The F8 may not be right but the test web page worked.... ---- for the record... jre-1.5.0-gcj is the open source java, not Sun's java # rpm -q --info java-1.5.0-gcj-1.5.0.0-14.fc7 Name : java-1.5.0-gcj Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.5.0.0 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 14.fc7 Build Date: Mon 16 Apr 2007 09:17:36 AM MST Install Date: Fri 07 Sep 2007 08:14:11 PM MST Build Host: hs20-bc1-5.build.redhat.com Group : Development/Languages Source RPM: java-1.5.0-gcj-1.5.0.0-14.fc7.src.rpm Size : 113281 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Fri 18 May 2007 12:36:46 PM MST, Key ID b44269d04f2a6fd2 Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> URL : http://sources.redhat.com/rhug/java-gcj-compat.html Summary : JPackage runtime compatibility layer for GCJ Description : This package installs directory structures, shell scripts and symbolic links to simulate a JPackage-compatible runtime environment with GCJ. Craig
