simple questions on how to start using JDK on linux

Hello everyone. I'm totally new to Linux. I downloaded jdk-1.2.2 (RC4) of the Blackdown org. And I set the path env varible to point to the jdk1.2.2/bin. When I used javac to compile a simple HelloWorld .java file, it complained: .. /home/jdk1.2.2/bin/i386/native_threads/java: error in loadi

Segmentation fault

(See attached file: app.java)(See attached file: sharedlib.txt) (See attached file: javacore4377.txt) Hi friends, My application terminates with a segmentation fault. The application is a swing based user interface. On starting, the application starts an infinite loop in shared library in a t

Re: Thread hangs, signals and JNI

Dear Juergen, Thanks a lot for the 1st class analysis and solution for this problem. You've made my day :-) I've implemented the fix you proposed, and all is fine now with Blackdown JDK 1.2.2. Apparently, I've been living on another planet lately, because I've missed the