java on mozzilla

[david smethurst]

hi all
have downloaded and installed:

UnZipSFX 5.40 of 28 November 1998, by Info-ZIP ([e-mail]).
  inflating: j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm
Done.
[root@localhost mozzie]# rpm -iv j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm
Preparing packages for installation...
j2re-1.4.2_04-fcs
[root@localhost mozzie]# exit

now i need to create the link to where
or perhaps, better put, how and to where

java is at:

/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386

with three sub-folders:

ns4 - ns610 - ns610-gcc32;

not sure which one to put the link to but i have only done this once
before and have forgotten what commands are needed to create the link

thanks for any help
david

[Hannes Mayer]

david wrote:
> hi all
> have downloaded and installed:
>
> UnZipSFX 5.40 of 28 November 1998, by Info-ZIP ([e-mail]).
>   inflating: j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm
> Done.
> [root@localhost mozzie]# rpm -iv j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm
> Preparing packages for installation...
> j2re-1.4.2_04-fcs
> [root@localhost mozzie]# exit
>
> now i need to create the link to where
> or perhaps, better put, how and to where
>
> java is at:
>
> /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386
>
> with three sub-folders:
>
> ns4 - ns610 - ns610-gcc32;
>
> not sure which one to put the link to but i have only done this once
> before and have forgotten what commands are needed to create the link

mozilladirectory/plugins:
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root    39 Jun 18 22:52 libflashplayer.so -> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root    67 Jun 18 22:53 libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so

You need the gcc32 version for FC2.

Cheers,
Hannes.

[Peter Silcock]

david wrote:
> hi all
> have downloaded and installed:
>
> UnZipSFX 5.40 of 28 November 1998, by Info-ZIP ([e-mail]).
>   inflating: j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm
> Done.
> [root@localhost mozzie]# rpm -iv j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm
> Preparing packages for installation...
> j2re-1.4.2_04-fcs
> [root@localhost mozzie]# exit
>
> now i need to create the link to where
> or perhaps, better put, how and to where
>
> java is at:
>
> /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386
>
> with three sub-folders:
>
> ns4 - ns610 - ns610-gcc32;
>
> not sure which one to put the link to but i have only done this once
> before and have forgotten what commands are needed to create the link
>
> thanks for any help
> david

From your mozilla plugins directory, type

ln -s \ 
/usr/java/j2re.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Peter.

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Sa, den 26.06.2004 schrieb Hannes Mayer um 14:17:
> > java is at:
> >
> > /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386
> >
> > with three sub-folders:
> >
> > ns4 - ns610 - ns610-gcc32;
> >
> > not sure which one to put the link to but i have only done this once
> > before and have forgotten what commands are needed to create the link
>
> mozilladirectory/plugins:
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root    39 Jun 18 22:52 libflashplayer.so -> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root    67 Jun 18 22:53 libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>
> You need the gcc32 version for FC2.
> Hannes.

Hannes,

for what?! There is no need for gcc32 on FC2, not even for j2re. Though
there is "ns610-gcc32" in the path, there is no need for it. Did you
really install gcc32 RPM from FC1 on FC2 to get Java running? Me not :)

Alexander

[Hannes Mayer]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am Sa, den 26.06.2004 schrieb Hannes Mayer um 14:17:
> > > java is at:
> > >
> > > /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386
> > >
> > > with three sub-folders:
> > >
> > > ns4 - ns610 - ns610-gcc32;
> > >
> > > not sure which one to put the link to but i have only done this once
> > > before and have forgotten what commands are needed to create the link
> >
> > mozilladirectory/plugins:
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root    39 Jun 18 22:52 libflashplayer.so -> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root    67 Jun 18 22:53 libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
> >
> > You need the gcc32 version for FC2.
> > Hannes.
>
> Hannes,
>
> for what?! There is no need for gcc32 on FC2, not even for j2re. Though
> there is "ns610-gcc32" in the path, there is no need for it. Did you
> really install gcc32 RPM from FC1 on FC2 to get Java running? Me not :)
>
> Alexander

Hi Alexander!

I meant the gcc32 version of the java plugin ;-)
When I installed java for moz I first linked the "normal" ns610 plugin and
mozilla won't start. I linked to the ns610-gcc32 and it worked...

Cheers,
Hannes

[Ioan Podoleanu]

--- Peter Silcock  wrote:
> david wrote:
> > hi all
> > have downloaded and installed:
> >
> > UnZipSFX 5.40 of 28 November 1998, by Info-ZIP ([e-mail]).
> >   inflating: j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm
> > Done.
> > [root@localhost mozzie]# rpm -iv j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm
> > Preparing packages for installation...
> > j2re-1.4.2_04-fcs
> > [root@localhost mozzie]# exit
> >
> > now i need to create the link to where
> > or perhaps, better put, how and to where
> >
> > java is at:
> >
> > /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386
> >
> > with three sub-folders:
> >
> > ns4 - ns610 - ns610-gcc32;
> >
> > not sure which one to put the link to but i have only done this once
> > before and have forgotten what commands are needed to create the link
> >
> > thanks for any help
> > david
>
> From your mozilla plugins directory, type
>
> ln -s \ 
> /usr/java/j2re.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>
> Peter.

I would like to add that in FC2(default) the plugin dir is:

/usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins (case in which all users have access to it)

or

$HOME/.mozilla/plugins (only for you)

Ioan

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[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Sa, den 26.06.2004 schrieb Hannes Mayer um 15:10:

Hannes!
> I meant the gcc32 version of the java plugin ;-)

*plonk* of course :) maybe not my day?
> When I installed java for moz I first linked the "normal" ns610 plugin and
> mozilla won't start. I linked to the ns610-gcc32 and it worked...
> Hannes

Alexander

[Mike Chambers]

On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 06:11 -0700, Ioan Podoleanu wrote:
> I would like to add that in FC2(default) the plugin dir is:
>
> /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins (case in which all users have access to it)

Actually, /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ can be used (dir I use).  That way
it works no matter the version.

[Gabriel L. Somlo]

> I would like to add that in FC2(default) the plugin dir is:
>
> /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins (case in which all users have access to it)

I'd rather recommend using

/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

instead of the version-specific /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins !!

Should you ever update mozilla to something other than 1.6 (this did
happen with RH9), you'll end up losing your plugins if they were
living in the version-specific dir. whereas if you placed them in
the generic /usr/lib/mozilla/plugin dir, they would stick around after
the upgrade !

Just my $0.02 :)

Gabriel

[Phil Schaffner]

On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 08:45 -0600, Gabriel L. Somlo wrote:
> > I would like to add that in FC2(default) the plugin dir is:
> >
> > /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins (case in which all users have access to it)
>
> I'd rather recommend using
>
> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
>
> instead of the version-specific /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins !!
>
> Should you ever update mozilla to something other than 1.6 (this did
> happen with RH9), you'll end up losing your plugins if they were
> living in the version-specific dir. whereas if you placed them in
> the generic /usr/lib/mozilla/plugin dir, they would stick around after
> the upgrade !
>
> Just my $0.02 :)

Mine 02.  Also recommend Dag Wieers' packages to streamline the process.
He takes care of the symbolic links in
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.  I have:

[root@tabb1 root]# rpm -qa | egrep "(j2|mozilla)" | sort
j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag
mozilla-1.6-8
mozilla-acroread-5.0.9-1.1.fc2.dag
mozilla-j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag
mozilla-mail-1.6-8
mozilla-nspr-1.6-8
mozilla-nss-1.6-8

Had to "rpm -e j2re-1_4_2_04" to get yum to install the Dag packages.
It it won't upgrade to j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag although it seems to be a
later version to the eyeball - something to do with sort order
apparently.

[Cyrus Adkisson]

Phil Schaffner wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 08:45 -0600, Gabriel L. Somlo wrote:
> > > I would like to add that in FC2(default) the plugin dir is:
> > >
> > > /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins (case in which all users have access to it)
> >
> > I'd rather recommend using
> >
> > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
> >
> > instead of the version-specific /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins !!
> >
> > Should you ever update mozilla to something other than 1.6 (this did
> > happen with RH9), you'll end up losing your plugins if they were
> > living in the version-specific dir. whereas if you placed them in
> > the generic /usr/lib/mozilla/plugin dir, they would stick around after
> > the upgrade !
> >
> > Just my $0.02 :)
>
> Mine 02.  Also recommend Dag Wieers' packages to streamline the process.
> He takes care of the symbolic links in
> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins.  I have:
>
> [root@tabb1 root]# rpm -qa | egrep "(j2|mozilla)" | sort
> j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag
> mozilla-1.6-8
> mozilla-acroread-5.0.9-1.1.fc2.dag
> mozilla-j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag
> mozilla-mail-1.6-8
> mozilla-nspr-1.6-8
> mozilla-nss-1.6-8
>
> Had to "rpm -e j2re-1_4_2_04" to get yum to install the Dag packages.
> It it won't upgrade to j2re-1.4.2-8.1.fc2.dag although it seems to be a
> later version to the eyeball - something to do with sort order
> apparently.

I'm using mozilla 1.7 on a FC2 x86_64 computer and cannot, for my life, 
get the java plugin to work (nor flash for that matter since it doesn't 
compile on x86_64). I've read every single one of these posts and 
nothing works. I've got libjavaplugin_oji.so in about 10 different 
directories:

[root@teddy cyrus]# locate libjavaplugin
/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/lib/i386/libjavaplugin_jni.so
/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns4/libjavaplugin.so
/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/lib/mozilla-1.7/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/lib64/mozilla-1.6/plugins/java2/lib/i386/libjavaplugin_jni.so
/usr/lib64/mozilla-1.6/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/lib64/mozilla-1.6/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/lib64/mozilla-1.7/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/lib64/mozilla-1.7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

but still mozilla will not recognize its presence. Most of those listed 
above are symbolic links to the main 
//usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so 
file. Can someone help me out here? Does it have to be registered in 
some sort of plugin registry file?

Cyrus

[Tom Mitchell]

On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 09:05:37AM -0400, Cyrus Adkisson wrote:
> Phil Schaffner wrote:
> > On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 08:45 -0600, Gabriel L. Somlo wrote:
> > > > I would like to add that in FC2(default) the plugin dir is:
> > > >
> > > > /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins (case in which all users have access to it)
> > >
> > > I'd rather recommend using
> > >
> > > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
> > >
> > > instead of the version-specific /usr/lib/mozilla-1.6/plugins !!
> > > the generic /usr/lib/mozilla/plugin dir, they would stick around after
> > > the upgrade !

The links or the binaries?
> > > Just my $0.02 :)
> I'm using mozilla 1.7 on a FC2 x86_64 computer and cannot, for my life, 
> get the java plugin to work (nor flash for that matter since it doesn't 
> compile on x86_64).

With 64 bit objects you need 64 bit components, including plugins.

It is interesting but not necessary that mozilla be compiled 64 bits.
Consider installing a 32 bit version of mozilla in addition to your 64bit
versions.  Use it when you need to.

When you find a plugin or library that needs a 64 bit version file a 
bug or make a request of the vendor to fill in the blank.

I am a 64 bit fan but most applications have little need for the
larger address space.  In fact the limits of the 32 bit ABI can
improve stability when applications run badly.

The 64/32bit library issue may well color the value of a generic
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugin directory. Since mozilla is launched by a
shell script for most of us look there for ways to guide the
application to do the right thing.