On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 17:46 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > > then again, I did install the jpackage too and was able to integrate it > > without any fuss but again, this was on EL not Fedora. > > > > The implementation path is now well understood and I installed the same > > JDK/Jpackage for my Fedora 8 desktop since I do Ruby on Rails > > development on my desktop and run the Ruby-Java-Bridge there. It workee > > nicely. > > I did it that way on CentOS4, but couldn't find jpackage repositories > for EL5, or fedora 7 or 8. Are those hidden somewhere? --- http://jpackage.org/yum.php or for the impatient... wget \ ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage/1.7/generic/RPMS.non-free/java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.03-1jpp.i586.rpm ---- > > ---- > > yeah, it's a bear to have to 'yum install java-1.6.0-sun-compat' > > ;-) > > I think you omitted a step or three here. If that worked out of the box > on fedora or centos I wouldn't have a complaint. But on an FC6, "yum > search sun-compat" says No Matches found. ---- it would if you don't have jpackage repository configured...see above ---- > > No, Apple has perfected the notion of re-selling you the same software > > over and over again, ahem, Leopard, iWork and my current favorite story > > of Apple saying FU to their customers...BootCamp (we told you all along > > it was Beta...too bad it expired and now you have to pay to upgrade). > > At least you can pay them and get what you want (and time machine is > kind of cute). With Linux they just say you can't ever have it (zfs) or > you install dozens and dozens of kernels hoping one will finally work > (firewire, etc.). ---- paying scum suckers that give you free software that dies so that you have to purchase an upgrade that actually doesn't have the date time bomb has been a personal vexation from me ever since the days when BPI sold accounting software written in BASIC. Something about companies that use drug dealers as role models... Viva le choice Craig
