Re: [TCLUG:2611] JDK-1.1.7/Motif fix--use a SledgeHammer :)

[Peter Lukas <peter@math.umn.edu>]

You can force the installation of rpm packages so that they skip
dependency checking (--nodeps).  You can be even more of a badass by
combining it with the --force flag.  What's more, you can RTFM for rpm and
not get so immediately frustrated with it.

Peter Lukas
Math Systems Office
University of Minnesota

On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Schlough, Mark wrote:

> Hey Thanks for the caveat!!
> 
> I decided to not use the RPM since I need it now and the RPM currently
> sucks.
> 
> I got me a tarball from a blackdown mirror, namely:
> 	jdk_1_1_7-v1a-glibc-x86_tar.gz
> and saved it to my /opt/download directory (like the dir matters ...)
> then I went to the /usr/lib directory and did me a 
> 	tar -xzvf /opt/download/jdk_1_1_7-v1a-glibc-x86_tar.gz
> This made a  jdk117_v1a directory.
> I then did a 
> 	ln -s  jdk117_v1a/  jdk-1.1.7
> Then I put a line in my /etc/profile
> 
> 	### append to /etc/profile
> 	source /usr/local/bin/java.env
> 	###
> 
> and....
> 
> The file java.env goes like this:
> 
> ###  This file sets the environment variables for Java(tm)
> ###
> 
> CLASSPATH="/usr/lib/jdk-1.1.7/lib/classes.zip:$CLASSPATH"
> JDK_HOME="/usr/lib/jdk-1.1.7"
> JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jdk-1.1.7"
> PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/jdk-1.1.7/bin"
> 
> export CLASSPATH JDK_HOME JAVA_HOME PATH
> 
> ### End java.env
> 
> I rebooted to make the envronment variables all happy and stuff and it works
> dandy.  The java.env script and the symlink serve as a substitute for the
> env variables used in the RPM jdk install.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Michael Hicks [SMTP:hick0088@tc.umn.edu]
> > Sent:	Monday, December 07, 1998 12:50 PM
> > To:	tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com
> > Subject:	Re: [TCLUG:2607] Installing JDK 1.1.7......libXm problem
> > 
> > > I am trying to install the jdk-1_1_7_1a-2glibc_i386.rpm package.
> > > 
> > > I get a message
> > > 
> > > failed dependencies:
> > >         libXm.so.2 is needed by jdk-1.1.7.1a-2glibc
> > > 
> > > when trying to install.  What's libXm.so ? And where do I get it?
> > 
> > The infamous Motif 2.0 libraries..  You should look for a package that
> > has "static" in it (I think..)   Either that, or whoever made the RPM
> > should do it again, statically linking the Motif libs..  (unless you
> > want to shell out the cash for it...)
> > 
> > I'm just wondering when Java will start using GTK or something...
> 	[Schlough, Mark]  
> 	I hope soon.  I wonder if it will be able to hook up ok with Swing.
> 
> > -- 
> > .------ ----- ---- ---- --- --- -- -- - -  -   -    -
> > |               Mike Hicks | Linux User Since: 1.2.13
> > : http://umn.edu/~hick0088 | mailto:hick0088@tc.umn.edu
> > `              icq:6883760 | Current Kernel: 2.1.129
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