> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David 
> Boyes
> 
> Is there any work in progress that would package the IBM JDK as a RPM? The 
> current setup is a real PITA in that other RPMs that need Java can't properly 
> detect whether Java is installed, so you get enormous piles of other stuff 
> pulled in as "replacements".

You mean like these on the SDK?
java-1_4_2-ibm-devel-1.4.2_sr13.10-0.4.1.s390x.rpm
java-1_5_0-gcj-compat-1.5.0.0-103.26.s390x.rpm
java-1_5_0-gcj-compat-devel-1.5.0.0-103.26.s390x.rpm
java-1_6_0-ibm-devel-1.6.0_sr9.3-0.4.1.s390x.rpm

> If we can do this, would IBM accept it?

I doubt it.  I don't know that any Java development teams anywhere packages 
Java in a native package format.  They seem to leave that for the distribution 
providers.


Mark Post

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