Folks, Sorry to bother you with what are some elementary questions, but I need help and the Sun docs are, unfortunately, vague. I am trying to install Java3D under Solaris 2.6. I have just downloaded and installed the reference version and the latest production ver of the JDK1.2 from the http://java.sun.com/products/index.html site. I have installed the patches recommended for JDK1.2. (I have also found and installed OpenGL patch 106022-06 for Java3D; it would have been nice if there had been a pointer to it from the Java3D web page.) Questions: 1) Should I install Java3D under the JDK1.2 reference version (final) or the production ver (beta release)? The Java3D doc file says to use: - JDK 1.2 fcs or later; in particular, it will not work with the Early Access 4 version of the Solaris JDK Production Release. I have no idea what that statement means. There is no reference on the Sun web site to the "Early Access 4" version of the production release. Is that the latest production release, or is the latest release OK? Nor to I know what "fcs" means. Could somebody explain that? My assumption was that the production version was developed later than the reference version, hence would better match Java3D, but now I'm really confused. Which version of the JDK1.2 is OK to use? 2) The Java3D doc file says To install the Java 3D Runtime environment: cd $installdir/jdk1.2 chmod +x $downloaddir/java3d11-solaris-jdk.bin $downloaddir/java3d11-solaris-jdk.bin where $installdir is the directory where JDK1.2 was extracted and $downloaddir is the directory into which you downloaded the .bin file. IMPORTANT: If you do not "cd" to the jdk1.2 directory before extracting the J3D Runtime files, then Java 3D programs will not work correctly. It appears that this refers to the JDK1.2 reference implementation, since only the reference implementation has a "jdk1.2" directory. The production implementation has a "java1.2" directory, instead, with the "demo" directory moved out of "java1.2" to the same level. The Java3D documentation file assumes that the "demo" directory will be a subdirectory off of "jdk1.2" ("java.1.2"?). This is confusing, because I assumed that Java3D could be installed with the JDK1.2 production version, which I thought was a cleaned-up, more fully debugged JDK1.2 reference version, but the instructions don't appear to match. If it IS possible to install Java3D with the production version, where exactly do I put it? Help appreciated! Ron Taylor --------- //=\ Ronald C. Taylor phone: (301) 496-2588 \=// 7550 Wisconsin Ave, suite 3C06 FAX: (301) 480-0223 //=\ Mail Stop 9015 \=// Molecular Statistics and Bioinformatics Section //=\ Biometric Research Branch (BRB) \=// Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) //=\ Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) \=// National Cancer Institute //=\ Bethesda, MD 20892-9015 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ===================================================================== To subscribe/unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Java 3D Home Page: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/
