This posting is a thank you note and compiles the responses.
I had this problem:
> >| $ javac HelloWorldApp.java
> >| Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> >|
> >| I run RedHat 5.0, and I am using the glibc version of jdk. Also, I assume
> >| it's important to compile the kernel for Java binaries?
I solved the same problems by upgrading to glibc-2.0.7-13.i386.rpm from RedHat.
I think it was somewhere in the upgrade to 5.0 directory. I'm sure you'll find it
somewhere there.
After installing this package, everything works fine now.
On Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:39:12 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
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| From: mash / mime, , , [EMAIL PROTECTED]
| To: java-linux / mime, , , [EMAIL PROTECTED]
| Subject: Startup problems
| Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 5:04PM
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| I am having some trouble with jdk-1.1.6 for linux. I installed the tar
| files and put the bin/ directory on my path. But:
You need to get the newest glibc (2.0.7-x) RPM from RedHat. Also,
it's NOT important to compile the kernel for Java binaries; you only
need to do this if you don't want to type 'java HelloWorld' and just
'chmod a+x HelloWorld.class ; HelloWorld.class'. Without kernel Java
binary support, 'java
