Sorry to be boring everyone with my problem but I'm still stuck.
OK, I ran /usr/share/jdk1.2/bin/java and got the following...
[james@localhost james]$ /usr/share/java1.2/bin/java
bash: /usr/share/java1.2/bin/java: No such file or directory
Am I right in thinking there are only 3 items in /jdk1.2/bin and they are
the
i386 directory, the .java_wrapper and jaca-rmi.cgi scripts? I noticed that
the
scripts are 'sh' shell scripts and assume that running bash does not cause
any problems. Also that all the files are owned by Root.
I can't quite understand how you can refer to a program (i.e. java) that
doesn't
exist in the directory that you are supposedly calling it from (i.e
/jdk1.2/bin) as
there are no links to it from the directory in question. OK, so there are
scripts
but how are they invoked?
I still feel that I missed something out in the installation.
Lastly, I have deliberately not messed around with any profiles or anything
else
on the system so as not to cause any conflicts. So much so that I still have
to
type ./<prog_name> when running C programs that I have written (too much
to do at work) as I haven't gotten round to any path changing.
Well, 2:30am here so I'll goto bed and see how I get on tomorrow.
Thanks for all your help,
James.
----- Original Message -----
From: Nathan Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: James Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: Assistance please...
> On Sat, Nov 27, 1999 at 12:14:21AM -0000, James Butler wrote:
> > Sorry but I'm getting nowhere here.
> >
> > I run 'java' and './java' from /usr/share/jdk1.2/bin and the system says
> > file 'java' not found.
> >
> > Do I have to fiddle around with .java_wrapper, in some way?
> >
> > Blackdown's documentation seems quite inadequate especially to a
beginner
> > like me who is more used to the plug and play nature of Windows.
> >
> > I just want to get on and program but want to do it on a Unix like
system.
>
> Then you have plenty of support from this crowd... but you'll have
> to be a bit patient. There's a learning curve with Linux/Unix that's
> independent of Java, but once you've climbed that curve you'll find
> yourself knowledgeably using a system that's much less plug-and-play
> but much more robust than Windows.
>
> If you've got the JDK1.2 glibc2.1 installation on RedHat 6.x, you should
> be able to run java by invoking the script (that's Unix-ese for what they
> call batch files in Windows) in the bin subdirectory. There's one catch:
> you mustn't be in that directory when you run it. So... from some *other*
> directory, run:
>
> /usr/share/jdk1.2/bin/java
>
> (I'm assuming, per your previous postings, that your tree is installed
> at /usr/share/jdk1.2).
>
> I'm a little bothered by the "java not found" error. If you make the
> mistake of running from that directory, you should see a failure to find
> "libjava.so". Assuming you've got the Blackdown installation and haven't
> messed with any of the files, the invocation I described above should
work.
>
> Nathan Meyers
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > James.
> >
> > > Yes, the Unix/Linux versions of Java are a bit different from the
Win32
> > > versions with regard to the directory structure.
> > >
> > > With regard to the scripts in <java>/bin, they work a bit of magic to
> > > figure out some things and set up the execution environment properly
(a
> > > very nice convenience, really, as it would be quite a pain to have to
do
> > > it yourself - and you never know what might be affected if you set it
> > > all up in your login environment). Another difference between Unix and
> > > Win32, but not a bad one, in my opinion.
> > >
> > > --Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > > James Butler wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ahhh! I understand. I think.
> > > >
> > > > So, although java, javac etc. are not physically in jdk1.2/bin the
> > wrapper
> > > > redirects to the appropriate version in the green & native
directories.
> > > >
> > > > I don't see how it does that but so long as it does I don't mind.
> > > >
> > > > I was basing my knowledge of the jdk on the directory structure of
the
> > Win32
> > > > version of Java and expected to see the runtimes in jdk1.2/bin and
as I
> > > > didn't I hunted round until I did.
> > > >
> > > > Many thanks,
> > > >
> > > > James.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jeff Galyan
> > > http://www.anamorphic.com
> > > http://www.sun.com
> > > jeffrey dot galyan at sun dot com
> > > talisman at anamorphic dot com
> > > Sun Certified Java(TM) Programmer
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> > > "... if it's a hobby for me and a job for you, why are you doing such
a
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