On Thu, 10 Jul 2008, Clint Dilks wrote: > I have been following the instructions here > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS but trying to modify them for > jdk-6u7-linux-amd64.rpm but there doesn't see to be a compatible > java-1.6.0-sun-compat-*.rpm. Does one exist ? What's wrong with the java-1.4.2-gcj-compat? There is no dependency impediment of which I am aware. My installation is maintained with the first part narrative ('A simple approach') at http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS http://www.trading-shim.org/faq/?java I'll try a bump to U7 from Sun and see how it goes: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp Java SE Development Kit 6u7 jdk-6u7-linux-x64-rpm.bin and note any changes after the sig; hold on ... back ... no -- I see no Dependency or Requres" problem using java-1.4.2-gcj-compat with jdk-1.6.0_07-fcs A side note: To Sun's credit, the adoption of the 'latest' link simmplifies matters, and I need to update my writeup's a bit ... [herrold at centos-5 java]$ pwd ; ls -l /usr/java total 16 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jul 10 13:17 default -> /usr/java/latest drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 Jul 10 13:18 jdk1.6.0_07 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jul 10 13:18 latest -> /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_07 [herrold at centos-5 java]$ On a related side note, I see the following is still in the U7 License Agreement, which has been an impediment to CentOS inclusion of Sun's Java in the past: (viii) You shall indemnify Sun for all damages arising from your failure to comply with the requirements of this Agreement. Exposure to liability to an potential asserted violation, ('(vii) You may not include any third party software on the Media which is intended to be a replacement or substitute for the Software;', anyone? /me thinks of 'java-1.4.2-gcj-compat' which is a partial replacement, essentially be definition) without CentOS having had anyone step forward since the last time this question came up, offering to 'pay the freight' to indemnify the project against such liability. -- Russ herrold pre-bump: [herrold at centos-5 ~]$ rpm -qa \*java\* sun-javadb-javadoc-10.3.1-4.1 sun-javadb-core-10.3.1-4.1 sun-javadb-demo-10.3.1-4.1 sun-javadb-docs-10.3.1-4.1 gcc-java-4.1.2-42.el5 sun-javadb-client-10.3.1-4.1 java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-1.4.2.0-40jpp.115 sun-javadb-common-10.3.1-4.1 [herrold at centos-5 ~]$ rpm -q jdk --qf '%{arch}\n' x86_64 [herrold at centos-5 ~]$ rpm -q jdk jdk-1.6.0_05-fcs [herrold at centos-5 ~]$ post-bump: [herrold at centos-5 java]$ rpm -q jdk ; rpm -q jdk --qf '%{arch}\n' ; \ rpm -qa \*java\* jdk-1.6.0_07-fcs x86_64 sun-javadb-common-10.3.1-4.1 sun-javadb-demo-10.3.1-4.1 sun-javadb-client-10.3.1-4.1 sun-javadb-javadoc-10.3.1-4.1 gcc-java-4.1.2-42.el5 java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-1.4.2.0-40jpp.115 sun-javadb-docs-10.3.1-4.1 sun-javadb-core-10.3.1-4.1 [herrold at centos-5 java]$