On Sat, 2008-09-13 at 11:49 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > It should work if you follow the jpackage instructions for their nosrc > rpm where you download the Sun binary and rebuild it into an > alternatives-compatible package that also supplies the jvm dependencies > for the other jpackage packages. I won't try to be more specific than > that because I always find it confusing myself, but it does work if you > can find the right pieces. Sounds like my own brain. It works when I find the right pieces. I found this little gem on the web, it's a script to do all of that rpm rebuilding. Rather than take up bandwidth, if someone wants me to attach it to them to look at, I'd be glad to. It looks pretty simple and might actually be of use to folks. Ric -- ---------------------------------------------------- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ https://nuoar.dev.java.net/ Verizon Cell # 336-254-1339