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bah, macro no transform within XML, superfluous anyway
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= Java and java-gcj-compat =
- A free and open source Java environment is available within this Fedora Core release,
called [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]]. [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] includes a tool suite and
execution environment that is capable of building and running many useful programs that
are written in the Java programming language.
+ A free and open source Java environment is available within this Fedora Core release,
called `java-gcj-compat`. `java-gcj-compat` includes a tool suite and execution
environment that is capable of building and running many useful programs that are written
in the Java programming language.
|| {i} '''Fedora Core Does Not Include Java''' ||
|| Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] is an entirely
free software stack that is '''not''' Java, but may run Java
software. ||
The [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] infrastructure has three key components: a
'''GNU Java''' runtime (`libgcj`), the '''Eclipse
Java''' compiler (`ecj`), and a set of wrappers and links (`java-gcj-compat`)
that present the runtime and compiler to the user in a manner similar to other Java
environments.
- The Java software packages included in this Fedora release use the new, integrated
environment [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]]. These packages include
'''Open``Office.org Base''',
'''Eclipse''', and '''Apache Tomcat'''.
+ The Java software packages included in this Fedora release use the new, integrated
environment `java-gcj-compat`. These packages include '''Open``Office.org
Base''', '''Eclipse''', and '''Apache
Tomcat'''.
- Refer to the Java FAQ at
http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ for more information
on the [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] free Java environment in Fedora.
+ Refer to the Java FAQ at
http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ for more information
on the `java-gcj-compat` free Java environment in Fedora.
|| (!) '''Include location and version information in bug
reports''' ||
|| When making a bug report, be sure to include the output from these commands: ||
@@ -20, +20 @@
== Handling Java and Java-like Packages ==
- In addition to the [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] free software stack, Fedora Core is
designed to let you install multiple Java implementations and switch between them using
the {{{alternatives}}} command line tool. However, every Java system you install must be
packaged using the JPackage Project packaging guidelines to take advantage of
{{{alternatives}}}.
+ In addition to the `java-gcj-compat` free software stack, Fedora Core is designed to let
you install multiple Java implementations and switch between them using the
{{{alternatives}}} command line tool. However, every Java system you install must be
packaged using the JPackage Project packaging guidelines to take advantage of
{{{alternatives}}}.
Once installed properly, the `root` user should be able to switch between {{{java}}} and
{{{javac}}} implementations using the {{{alternatives}}} command: