Hi Miquel, On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 07:13:00PM -0500, Miguel wrote: > >> > Does this mean there is something wrong with my java support on this > >> > machine? If so, what? > >> > >> The problem is that the Kaffe JVM does not provide Swing at this moment. > >> Jmol requires Swing and thus the Sun JVM. > > > > I get very confused about Java nomenclature. What is JVM? > > JVM = Java Virtual Machine ... although technically not correct, many > people use the term interchangably with JRE. > > > I was just > > about getting my brain around the difference between the runtime > > environment and the development kit. Am I right that I need to update > > the development kit in order to run the Jmol application? > > No, the Jmol application is a normal application that does not require the > development kit. > > However, the java runtime on your system is very old ... it needs to be > updated.
I realised this. I found I had the rpm.bin for j2re1.4.0_02. I think I downloaded it long ago with an old version of jmol which I never followed through with. I installed this and it put everything in /usr/java/j2re1.4.0_02, but "java -version" still finds the old version. Do I need to put /usr/java/j2re1.4.0_02 in my path, or create links, or delete the old java - /usr/bin/java or what? Or is this just too old also and I need to download version 5.0? > > I had assumed I needed the runtime environment as I was running an > > application and not developing anything, but I now suspect that this is > > not so and that I need the JDK. > > You are correct, development kit is not needed. Good to know I was right originally. > > However, going to www.java.com and searching around to download stuff, I > > always get a page not found. This is with 1.5 and 1.4.2. Which should I > > get if I can get anything? And where should I get it from. > > http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp > > > My machine is linux running Redhat 7.2. > > (RedHat 7.2 was announced in Jan 2002 ... you may want to consider > installing something newer) I am very doubtfull about whether some ab initio codes run well on more recent RHs. I plan to upgrade linux on my laptop first and see whether stuff still works without disrupting production on my main machine. > If you are running on Linux then it is a complicated world ... > > Download the java runtime environment .rpm.bin file > su #become root > chmod +x ja*.rpm.bin > ./ja*.rpm.bin I ran j2re-1_4_0_02-linux-i586-rpm.bin and it gave me j2re-1_4_0_02-fcs-linux-i586.rpm. I then ran that as explained above. > Now, given the age of 7.2, this may not work ... but I suspect that it will. It seemed to. Thanks again. Brian. > > Miguel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Jmol-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users -- A child of five could understand this! Fetch me a child of five. -- Marx (guess which one) Brian Salter-Duke (Brian Duke) Email: b_duke(AT)octa4(DOT)net(DOT)au ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
