Well, I did get the right version of java-package installed so I
could create a .deb for the IBM java release. However, now when I
run a check to test java -version, I get an error saying it cannot
find the jvm.
When I created j2re1.4 or j2sdk1.4 the command worked. I don't know
if the 1.5 version requires the installation under the /opt as
documented on the web sit. The Debian packages I created are being
installed under /usr/lib.
Perhaps I can set up a link to /opt? I'm new to linux/unix and find
the documentation confusing. I see that Wolfgang also has it
installed in /usr/lib so maybe I just need to set up $PATH correctly
and use the ln command Wolfgang provided.
Terry
On Mar 19, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 02:19:37PM +0100, Alejandro Muñoz Fernández
wrote:
Terry Shannon dijo:
| I did learn alot today. How to create a deb package from another
| archive. The file is in the IBM jre 1.5 archive, so I may give
that a
| try, although the java-package 0.24 doesn't list it as
supported. Guess
| I could update to 0.27, been there today and done that.
Hi!
I've successfully installed "ibm-java2-sdk-50-linux-ppc.tgz" a
long time ago
and it's got a java browser plugin, but it's still a bit buggy
because some
applets fail.
That's what I did to make the plugin work on my computer (after
installing
ibm-java2-sdk-50-linux-ppc.tgz):
1) I made a sym link from
/opt/ibm-java2-ppc-50/jre/bin/libjavaplugin_oji.so to
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
and /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
.. aditionally -- not being sure about it -- I think here, on Debian
unstable it was a good idea to also create a symlink to
mozilla-snapshot:
ln -s --force -i /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/jre/bin/
libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla-snapshot/plugins/
javaplugin_oji.so
2) Then, I executed:
# update-alternatives --config java
and chose /opt/ibm-java2-ppc-50/bin/java
It works if I use Konqueror, Mozilla and Firefox, but it doesn't
if I use
Opera.
Yes, same being true here for Konqueror, Mozilla and Firefox (I don't
have Opera installed), but I also had to add the Java path to my
~/.bash_profile: The $PATH setting now looks like this in there:
PATH=/usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/jre/bin/:~/bin:"${PATH}"
After installing the debianised package please also see
file:///usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/docs/en/
sdkandruntimeguide.lnx.en.htm#pathcons
for this.
You can try to make theese steps, close the browser, and open it
again to make
it rescan de plugins and go to the java test page
(http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml) to check if it
works.
Positive. Konqueror, Mozilla and Firefox all work with the page above
and the IBM Java ... :) (Except that I didn't even have to restart
Firefox to see a working Java. IIRC ... :)
And for those intending to install a debianised package (probably will
will make things much easier) of the IBM Java tarball. Something like:
fakeroot make-jpkg --full-name "Your Name" --email [EMAIL PROTECTED] --
changes ibm-java2-sdk-50-linux-ppc.tgz
HTH
Best Regards
Wolfgang
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