Java problem

[Knute Johnson]

>On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 15:04 -0800, Knute Johnson wrote:
>> >> Actually, Sun's Java is very easy to install and configure on both 32 
>> >> and 64 bit.  The only real problem is the lack of a 64bit browser 
>> >> plugin and as far as I can tell nspluginwrapper doesn't work with the 
>> >> 32bit version.
>> >> 
>> >> I did a short page on how to set up Sun's Java on F8;
>> >> 
>> >> http://www.knutejohnson.com/sun-java-on-F8.html
>> >----
>> >I agree with the following notations...
>> >
>> >you should probably install the compat-libstdc++-33 PRIOR to installing
>> >the Sun JRE/JDK shouldn't you? If you do a 'yum localinstall
>> >jre/jdk-VERSION' it will automatically install requisite packages such
>> >as the compaat-libstdc++-33
>> 
>> I works if you do it after, I never tried before.
>> 
>> >Your notations don't provide methodologies for setting
>> >JAVA_HOME/JRE_HOME/CLASSPATH environment variables which are necessary
>> >for virtually everything other than the java web browser plugin. This of
>> >course was the crux of the OP - java's bin isn't installed in a users
>> >$PATH.
>> 
>> If you use the JPackage none of that is required.  In fact setting 
>> the CLASSPATH is almost never required in any installation.
>----
>docbook-XSL for xalan/xerces/fop etc. Otherwise, you have to locate them
>with each call.
>
>Probably others too...

Sorry, I have no idea what that means.

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Knute Johnson
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