In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Karl
Pfleger writes:
So maybe I'm being completely clueless here, but aren't there some
instructions somewhere on how to do the installation of Steve
Byrne's port?
Karl,
Yes, http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/docs/libraries.html is
a start.
Can I choose whichever I want, and if so why would I choose one
vs. the other, or do I have to get the one to match my system
(Redhat4.2), and if so how to I tell which one matches?
The latest version includes its own loader, but as far as I know, you
still should try to match what you download to your system's native
libc. RedHat 4.2 is "old libc" rather than glibc (new libc).
Perhaps it is as easy as untar'ing and moving the resulting
jdk1.1.5/ directory tree to the appropriate place in the file
system? But again, I didn't see that written anywhere.
Yes, that's right. The wrapper scripts that are provided with the JDK
discover what a good value for JAVA_HOME and CLASSPATH should be, and
then set that for you (if you haven't set them already). They try to
modify those environment variables if they're already set, but you
should be OK at first to run without setting them yourself.
Stephen
