Re: [gentoo-java] Sun Java JDK 1.4* and Sun Java JRE 1.5 issue

[Caster <cast3r@seznam.cz>]

Peter wrote:
> While not the Java expert, I wanted to take a look at the 1.5 JRE for use
> with a browser. Following the very clear directions presented, I emerged
> the 1.5 JRE and then:
> 
> # java-config -S sun-jdk-1.4.2.10
> 
> then as user
> 
> $ java-config -s sun-jre-bin-1.5.0.06-r2
> 
> Then I sourced the ~/.gentoo/java-env file as instructed.
> 
> When I fired up firefox, the 1.4.2.10 java vm was shown as used when I did
> about:plugins.
> 

Firefox doesn't care about any java environment variables. It only cares
about the file /usr/lib/nsbrowser/plugins/javaplugin.so . In gentoo,
this file is just a symlink to some actual plugin file in the VM
installed (for example
/opt/sun-jdk-1.5.0.06/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so). This
symlink is created by emerging a JRE/JDK with "nsplugin" USE flag. The
last VM installed with this USEflag takes this symlink. Currently
there's no other way to change it except manual editing. Just recently
on IRC I've suggested an eselect module for that, or to synchronize this
with java-config (eselect java) VM changing. If you want to not depend
on which VM was emerged last, emerge only the desired one with USE
"nsplugin" (by editing package.use).

Caster
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