Hi Michael, I would guess, that binfmt_java is neither compiled in or as module, because it's considered obsolete.
The entry in the FAQ you quoted is out-dated only applies, if you wont
to execute some Java's class file directly by specifying it on the
command line, like this:
$ javac somefile.java
$ chmod a+x somefile.class
$ ./somefile.class .
You don't need this module for compiling Java files nor running it using
the Java interpreter, like this
$ javac somefile.java
$ java somefile ,
which is the normal method. This should work just fine on any kernel.
BTW, if you want to be able to use the first method, you need the
binfmt_misc module, which superseeds binfmt_java. See binfmt_misc.txt
and java.txt in your linux/Documentation directory.
BTW2, Java 1.1 is rather dated, you can get Java 1.3 from
deb ftp://ftp.informatik.hu-berlin.de/pub/Java/Linux/debian \
woody non-free
if you like.
BTW3, you might want to read up on the Kernel-HOWTO available from
http://www.linuxdoc.org/ , which should clear up your confusion about
kernel modules and the kind. No offense intended.
Cheers,
Viktor
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Viktor Rosenfeld
WWW: http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~rosenfel/
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