gcj and Suns jdk on fc4

Andreas aw81 at aon.at
Wed Jun 29 08:22:30 UTC 2005


>>what is the best way to use libgcj-4.0.0-8 and
>>jdk-1_5_0_04-linux-i586 from Sun on the same fc4 system?
>>Is it to leave the already installed gcj on fc4 untouched and simply
>>installing Suns rpm too, which then will be installed
>>under /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_04? Or is there a better way on using gcj
>>and Suns jdk side by side on fc4?

http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc4/#id2503931
> Fedora Core 4 users are advised not to use the Java RPM provided by
> Sun. It contains Provides that conflict with names used in packages
> provided as part of Fedora Core 4. Because of this, Sun Java might
> disappear from an installed system during package upgrade operations.
> 
> Fedora Core 4 users should use either the RPM from jpackage.org or 
> manually install the Sun Java tarball into /opt. Sun Java 1.5+ is
> recommended for stability purposes.

http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4_installation_notes.html#Java

Andreas




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