Charles, I also had a difficult time getting java going on a new install of debian stabel on a imac(powerpc). What I finally got to work was downloading the 32 bit version of IBM java2 version 1.5. It looks like you downloaded the 64 bit version.
None of the IBM versions seem to work for me with java-package from the stable release. It sounds like the unstable release may work with the 32 bit version however. What I wanted was to get the java plugin working with mozilla. I removed the java-package, downloaded the ibm-java2-jre-50-linux-ppc.tgz file, and ran tar -zxvf ibm-java2-jre-50-linux-ppc.tgz in the /opt directory. Once you have the archive installed you can follow instructions in the archive to update your path and set a symbolic link to libjavapluging_oji.so from the mozilla plugins directory. Problems I found with java-package for the powerpc were that the supported versions from blackdown was only 1.3.1. The IBM version 1.3 and 1.4, while supported by java-package did not have the libjavaplugin_oji* files, they are missing! IBM version 1.5 does have the libjavaplugin files, but it is not supported by stable java-package. Since your goal is to get jedit working, I would skip trying java-package at this point and just use the instructions above. Regards, Terry Shannon Charles Plessy wrote: Based on these error messages, it looks like you are using the gnu java runtime. I thought you were using the Blackdown jdk based on the earlier messages in the thread. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ java -version java version "1.3.1" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build Blackdown-1.3.1-02b-FCS) Classic VM (build Blackdown-1.3.1-02b-FCS, native threads, nojit) sorbetã~ã$ java --version java version "1.4.2" gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.0.3 20060115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.2-7) Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Try using a recent jamvm or cacao rather than gij. Much of the advanced Swing functionality used in jEdit has not yet been implemented in the gij/gcj branch. -- ç Chris Burdess "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]