On Sun, Jul 03, 2005 at 06:42:02PM -0700, Randall J. Parr wrote: > I am trying to install the Sun JDK 1.5.0_04 on sarge (moving on to testing) > and > it fails as below. > > # sh jdk-1_5_0_04-linux-i586.bin ....... > ....... > Creating jdk1.5.0_04/jre/lib/javaws.jar > Creating jdk1.5.0_04/jre/lib/deploy.jar > dirname: too many arguments > Try `dirname --help' for more information. > dirname: too few arguments > Try `dirname --help' for more information. > > > Anyone have a fix for this? I'd really rather avoid having to tear into > thier > install script if its already known how to fix it. >
Yes. Don't install directly. First, install the java-package package (and fakeroot if you don't already have it). Then run this: $ fakeroot make-jpkg jdk-1_5_0_04-linux-i586.bin $ dpkg -i <name_of_resulting>.deb Then, future upgrades will include all the Debian goodness of updating the relevant symlinks. This also allows you to have simultaneously installed jdk1.5, jdk1.4 and so on, and then manage which one you actually use with update-alternatives or a suitable GUI over it. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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