On Saturday 27 November 2004 01:56 am, Sven Luther wrote: > On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 04:28:42AM +0100, Jose A. Ortega Ruiz wrote: > > Barry Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > You will need to get the IBM 1.4.2 JDK for pSeries Linux (32-bit > > > PowerPC). If you are looking for a fully-functional JDK for your > > > platform, that's pretty much it. > > > > thanks for the quick reply. i've actually installed ibm's jdk: > > > > java version "1.4.2" > > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2) > > Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM build cxppc32142-20040917 (JIT > > enabled: jitc)) > > > > but, whenever i try to run any java program, i get at some point an > > 'illegal hardware instruction' error (plus a java core file). for > > instance, if i run policytool (which comes with the jdk): > > > > JVMDG217: Dump Handler is Processing Signal 4 - Please Wait. > > JVMDG303: JVM Requesting Java core file > > JVMDG304: Java core file written to > > /tmp/javacore.20041127.042722.8729.txt JVMDG215: Dump Handler has > > Processed Exception Signal 4. > > Illegal instruction > > > > (i'm running 2.6.9, in case that matters). any idea about what's going > > on? > > CPU detection is probably tremendously broken, and the IBM people don't > care about this, since i tried reporting this problem with my 750Cxe cpu. > Try disabling the JIT. > > Notice that the free alternatives (kaffe, gcj/gij, ...) may be a better > choice there. > > Friendly, > > > Sven Luther
Ok, sorry for being so stupid but I can't figure it out by myself :( I downloaded IBM-Java2-1.4.2-PowerPC. If I get in j2re and run ./java -version it seems to work...but without any installation ???? I mean: what should I do with the downloaded directory, where linux expects it to be? THANX alot
