Seems as if the developers use the version string as their own "twitter". I think that part of it will tell you what the person who built had for lunch :-)
Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://dovetail.com On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Nims,Alva John (Al) <[email protected]> wrote: > First the JAVA web page will help: > > http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/tools/java/ > drilling down on that web page for the appropriate version will lead you > to additional help. > > On the page look for and click on the link "IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS" > " Java Technology Edition, V6.0.0 > > IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS > > Build Level: July 06, 2014 - SDK6 SR16 FP1 > (PTF UI19838 / APARs PI21725 and PI21726)" > > Then "Product History" will take you to where you click on the "Service > Summary" link, this will give you the SR#'s and FP#'s going back. > > I agree with Mark Jacobs, the Build is just a WAG, I think it comes from > what was done by Oracle. > > At least they both are the 31-bit versions of JAVA. > > Al Nims > Systems Admin/Programmer 3 > Information Technology > University of Florida > (352) 273-1298 > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pommier, Rex > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 3:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: java on Z maintenance level question > > Hi, > > I have a question on java versioning and maintenance levels on z/OS. I > have 2 different copies of Java 1.6.0 and am trying to decipher which is > the more current. I've been under the assumption that the SRmFPn gave the > maintenance level, and that the higher the numbers, the more current the > fix pack. However I have the following 2 levels of Java and don't know > which is newer: > > # ./java -version > java version "1.6.0" > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pmz3160_26sr5fp2-20130423_01(SR5 > FP2)) > IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.6.0 z/OS s390-31 20130419_145740 (JIT enabled, > AOT enabled) > > # ./java -version > java version "1.6.0" > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pmz3160sr13fp2-20130424_01(SR13 > FP2)) IBM J9 VM (build 2.4, JRE 1.6.0 IBM J9 2.4 z/OS s390-31 > jvmmz3160sr13fp2-20130423_146146 (JIT enabled, AOT enabled) > > > Based on the SR5 FP2 on the first one versus the SR13 FP2 on the second > one, I would take the second one as being newer maintenance level, but the > first says it is build 2.6 and the second is 2.4. Can somebody explain the > differences please? If explaining the differences consists of pointing me > to a manual that does the explanation that would be fine as well, but I > couldn't find anything. > > Thanks, > > Rex > > The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from > disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is > not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for > delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action > omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately > by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, > whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
