An RPM file is just an archive, so it is not specific to an architecture itself. An RPM file may contain a compiled program, which will be specific to an architecture. Usually the author of a program will create a source RPM, and several binary RPMs, each one containing a compiled versions of the program for one architecture. In the case of Java the binary is really a class file that will work on any architecture (in theory) if you have a JVM installed.
-----Original Message----- From: Aria Bamdad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 7:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Tomcat RPMs for S390 On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:37:06 -0500 you said: >I am just getting ready to install Tomcat also. Once I read the >BUILDING.TXT file it looks like there were quite a few >packages to install.I installed the IBM JDK 1.4 which I hope will be >fine. I got the src.rpm files for ant,servletapi,commons beanutils, etc. >from >www.jpackage.org and www.apache.org/dist/jakarta. I just wanted rpm >files. Ann, As David replied to my original question about Tomcat : >As it is pure Java, the binary RPM (or Deb or whatever) should install on >any architecture including S390. > >David So, I just downloaded the Tomcat binary RPM from jakarta.apache.org http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat-4.0/archives/v4.1.10/rpms/ I downloaded the file tomcat4-4.1.10-full.3jpp.noarch.rpm I installed it with the command rpm -i tomcat4-4.1.1.10-full.3jpp.noarch.rpm Previously I had installed the IBM java2 SDK and JRE which I downloaded from the IBM site at: https://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/lxdk/lxdk-p I did this yesterday and tomcat appears to work fine. I am not up to speed with linux so I wish someone would explain to me when a binary rpm has to be specifically built for S390 and when it doesn't. Aria.
