Re: Problems installing JDK 1.1.7 and JDK 1.2 pre-v2

[Juergen Kreileder]

>>>>> Nathan Meyers writes:

    Nathan> Don't try to run from those directories. The launch
    Nathan> scripts do a lot of important setup. You need to invoke
    Nathan> the scripts (java, javac, etc.)  found in the
    Nathan> <top_of_installation>/bin subdirectory - you shouldn't be
    Nathan> in that directory when you do it, and you shouldn't use
    Nathan> symbolic links from elsewhere to those scripts. (The

Links to the scripts (java -> local/jdk1.2.1/bin/java) work but links
to the bin directory (bin -> local/jdk1.2.1/bin) don't.

    Nathan> latter restrictions have to do with shell-based tricks
    Nathan> used in the scripts to figure out where the JDK is
    Nathan> installed.)


        Juergen

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Juergen Kreileder, Blackdown Java-Linux Porting Team
http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux.html


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