Karl Larsen wrote:
Peter Boy wrote:
Am Samstag, den 05.01.2008, 06:18 -0700 schrieb Karl Larsen:
OK. I am confused. You say there is now ready to yum a jpackage
for F8 that has the infrastructer for using the d/l Sun java. This
is what I decided was needed. So please if you can give us the way
to yum this file(s).
I hope it is not the same files F8 comes with :-)
check weather jpackage-util is installed on your machine an then visit
www.jpackage.org/yum.php
Or just download the appropriate
java-1.x.x-sun-compat-1.x.x.y-zjpp.i[nnn}.rpm, which corresponds to the
Sun Java version you are using. and install it
e.g. http://www.jpackage.org/browser/rpm.php?jppversion=5.0&id=489
Peter
Well I looked for jpackage-util and got this:
[root@k5di ~]# yum install jpackage-util
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package jpackage-util available.
Nothing to do
[root@k5di ~]#
Then went to the web page and it has a special file for getting to
the jpackage.repo which I balk at because new repo's are not good as a
rule. Since I did set up my java in a manual way I'm not sure I want
to mess up what works :-)
Karl
After reading this I am certain my manual way to install is much
simpler :-)
Installing the Sun JDK using the '-compat' method
This step is only necessary if you want to avoid rebuilding the nosrc
JDK RPM. Please note that rebuilding the nosrc RPM is the preferred
method of obtaining a JPackage JDK.
1.
Get the Sun JDK 5.0 from:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
by choosing the "JDK 5.0 Update N" "Download" button, and then
choosing "RPM in self-extracting file" for Linux on the page that
displays after pressing the button.
/Important:/ Do NOT install the "Linux x64" version of the SDK.
If you prefer the older Java 1.4.2 SDK, get it from:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
by choosing the "Download J2SE SDK" link and from there the "RPM
in self-extracting file" for Linux.
2.
Install java-1.4.2-sun-compat or java-1.5.0-sun-compat
Download and install the appropriate -compat RPM from JPackage at:
ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage/1.7/generic/RPMS.non-free/
Make sure to match the version of the -compat package to the SDK
you've installed in the first step. The -compat RPM requires that
the RPM self-extracting file from Sun be used in the previous
step, not the plain (non-RPM) one.
For instance, for a Sun SDK 1.5.0_08 you should get:
ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage/1.7/generic/RPMS.non-free/java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.08-1jpp.noarch.rpm
and for a Sun SDK 1.4.2_12 you should use:
ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage/1.7/generic/RPMS.non-free/java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.12-1jpp.i586.rpm
3.
Selecting alternatives for java and javac.
The alternatives system allows different versions of Java from
different sources to co-exist on your system. You should make sure
the one you want is selected so that SysV service scripts use that
one. This is also needed if you want the installed SDK to be the
default java and javac on the system. Note that this choice can
often be overridden by setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable.
If you are rebuilding packages that require Java 5 to build but
generate code that is capable of running in JDK 1.4 as well, you
probably should also set java_sdk_1.4.2 to the Java 1.4 JDK you
have installed, from the same provider of your Java 5 one.
As root, issue the following command:
/usr/sbin/alternatives --config java
and make sure the Sun one is selected (marked with a '+'), or
select it by entering its number as prompted.
Make sure you do the same for javac (and java_sdk_1.4.2" if
needed). We recommend that all alternatives point to the same
manufacturer.
Get the package you're looking for
Use a dependency manager (apt4rpm, up2date, urpmi, yum, etc.) to get the
package you want plus all its dependencies. You can also
download/install individual RPMs using Repoview or our own repository
browser. For instructions just follow the links under "Download" in the
navigation pane.
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Karl
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