Whew, this thread is getting way too long. Do we really want to tell
new developers that they have to go muck with the registry? If you want
to test with different JRE versions, just use the "Java Plug-in control
panel". Does anybody else use this thing?
I vote for an updated FAQ entry talking about (easy) installation
procedures... provide a step-by-step. Speaking of which, it would be
nice if the first thing ppl were told before joining this list would be
to search the archives and the FAQ before posting.
Are we done? This thread has been beaten to a bloody pulp. %-{
Lee
-----Original Message-----
From: Vladimir Olenin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 11:12 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Lets get that JDK install fixed Please...Do the
following
Hey, guys, what all this about? To resolve all problems, basically all u
have
to do is to tamper with Windows registry (i run Java and used to run J3D
under
Windows systems only. Don't know where installation information is
written
under Unix systems). Find all keys containing Java or JRE, see if they
have
smth to do with J2 environment and change the values! Well, some
experience is
certainly needed here, but it's really easy. Moreover, to automate the
process
(for instance, if u want to test your application with different JRE
versions)
u can create good old bat files - it'd take u a minute, but would safe
hours
if u do intensive testing.
vladimir
PS: i posted the bat and reg files around half a year ago here, but if
there
is still anyone interested to get them, just let me know.
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Wednesday, September 06, 2000, 10:23:39 AM, you wrote:
JMS> What's the purpose of having two JRE enviroments on your dev
machine? Do
JMS> you think this will allow you to test like an end user??? Dev
machines never
JMS> suit this purpose. If you uninstall the bundled JRE install by
using the
JMS> add/remove control panel app and reinstall it manually (using the
JRE only
JMS> download) in the same location as the JDK by appending \JRE you can
JMS> eliminate the second JRE directory. (this is based on the
assumption you
JMS> haven't installed Java3D yet, if you have you need to uninstall
that as well
JMS> so you can install it to the new location as well)
JMS> -----Original Message-----
JMS> From: Discussion list for Java 3D API
JMS> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Wright
JMS> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 9:17 AM
JMS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
JMS> Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Lets get that JDK install fixed Please...Do
the
JMS> following
JMS> I think the problem stems from the fact that many Java developers
don't
JMS> realize that there are TWO environments in which a Java program
might
JMS> execute (JDK & JRE). (And it could be worse depending on how many
IDE's
JMS> you have and how they are configured). Why should we know this?
Heck,
JMS> why do we even have two? This creates an awful lot of confusion
(for
JMS> developers... users have a much simpler world).
JMS> Sure we can install Java 3D twice... but this isn't intuitive. How
is a
JMS> Java developer supposed to know this? From the volume of times
this has
JMS> come up on this list it's obvious that a lot of developers don't
realize
JMS> this (at least at first).
JMS> As Lee pointed out it would be nice for Sun to fix the default
install
JMS> directory, but the real problem comes from having multiple
environments
JMS> from which your software might be run. The "fix" is better
JMS> documentation (from Sun). It's little gotchas like this (that are
JMS> usually learned via trial and error) that make it difficult to
"learn
JMS> Java".
JMS> - John Wright
JMS> Starfire Research
JMS> "J. Lee Dixon" wrote:
>>
>> I didn't really think this was a big deal. The bundled install does
>> make you have 2 JRE's, but that's what you have the "Java Plug-in
>> Control Panel" for. I've never had to "fix a mess". I install the
>> JDK/JRE, then the J3D-SDK, then the J3D-RUNTIME. Walla. The ONLY
thing
>> I have to watch for is the default install directory of the
J3D-RUNTIME.
>> That's the only thing I believe they should fix.
>>
>> -Lee
>>
>> J. Lee Dixon
>> Software Engineer
>> SAIC - Celebration, FL
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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