> > /usr/share/java/foo-version.jar > > /usr/share/java/foo.jar -> foo-version.jar > > Tread carefully. This could have unpredictable results. > > The extension directory $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext currently points to > /usr/share/java, so /usr/share/java is serving as the extension > directory.
Where does $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext point to /usr/share/java? I have installed every JVM available for debian (I believe) and only j2sdk1.3 comes with .../lib/ext, and that is a real directory that doesn't seem to point to /usr/share/java at all. I'm not sure where you're coming from. > If you're passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane. Unless you're Australian. :) Ben.