Eric Mosley wrote:
>
> I want to start programming Java on Linux but its abit confusing with all
> the versions of glibc libc jdk linux...
>
> I have an old pentium, if I put Redhat 5.1 on it, what else will I need.
> glibc version ?, jdk version? motif/lesstif?
Install RH 5.1 and all the updates you find in:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.1/
(read the errata file). For development, you will need
the following version of the JDK:
ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/java/JDK-1.1.6/i386/glibc/v2/jdk1.1.6-v2-glibc.tar.gz
You could also look at Kaffe and use it to replace
various parts of the JDK (for example, the JVM). I
wouldn't recommend using their compiler -- it's a
bit shit compared to Sun's right now, but will
probably improve in the future.
Kaffe is at: http://www.transvirtual.com/ and
you should download the source version and compile
it. This seems to be the easiest way to install it.
The Kaffe step is totally optional, of course.
The JDK comes statically linked with Motif, so you
won't need to purchase it separately unless you want
to run the dynamically linked version of the AWT.
However, this isn't really necessary unless you are
extremely short of RAM (or have $$$ to burn :-)
Rich.
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