[fedora-java] FC2, /usr/bin/rmic when no java rpm -- why?

[Ziga Mahkovec]

On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 14:49 +0900, Joel wrote:
> FC2, no java rpm installed, and I don't recall installing all the
> compilers when I installed FC2 on a wiped disk.
> 
> But I do have rmic and jar (and rmic34/jar34) in /usr/bin. These are not
> symbolic links, and there is no reference to them in the setup files for
> alternatives. 
> 
> From searching the archives, I see that the consensus is that they are
> safe to remove. 
> 
> What else should I look for? 
> 
> And should I file this as a bug if I get a chance to confirm that they
> are there without installing any java rpm?

I suppose they belong to libgcj.  You can check with:

$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/rmic

and remove the package that is listed.  If nothing is listed, the files
were likely created during %post -- check with:

$ rpm -qa --scripts | grep /usr/bin/rmic

> (They really do get in the way.)

Since you're about to install Sun's JDK, I would suggest using the
jpackage.org repository.  You can find some instructions here:

http://mpeters.us/linux/j2sdk.php

The alternatives system may then be used to point these files to the
correct binaries.

-- 
Ziga