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

[Peter <pete4abw@comcast.net>]

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.

Now, if I unmerge the jre, and emerge the 1.5 jdk and follow the
java-config steps above, about:plugins shows 1.5 being used for the user.

Only thing I can think of is that when I sourced the java-env file for the
JRE, the environment variable JDK_HOME still pointed to 1.4 (and correctly
so, since that is the only JDK). Perhaps that confused firefox?

Lastly, I removed all JDKs and just emerged 1.5-jre-bin and tested the
browser. Without a JDK installed, the browser did pick up the proper VM,
1.5 in this test. Of course, I had to reinstall the 1.4 jdk again.

If I did something wrong by installing a JRE, please advise. If you would
like me to do more testing or try something different, please let me know.
Maybe it's something as simple as needing to unser the JDK_HOME variable.

HTH
-- 
Peter


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