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nightmorph 09/10/07 18:14:31 |
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Modified: java.xml |
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Log: |
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Updated Java guide for 64-bit plugins (bug 287675). Also removed some old cruft related to blackdown and old Sun versions. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.44 xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml?rev=1.44&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml?rev=1.44&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml?r1=1.43&r2=1.44 |
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Index: java.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.43 |
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retrieving revision 1.44 |
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diff -u -r1.43 -r1.44 |
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--- java.xml 16 Sep 2009 15:26:43 -0000 1.43 |
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+++ java.xml 7 Oct 2009 18:14:31 -0000 1.44 |
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml,v 1.43 2009/09/16 15:26:43 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml,v 1.44 2009/10/07 18:14:31 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/java.xml"> |
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@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>0.18</version> |
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-<date>2009-09-16</date> |
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+<version>0.19</version> |
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+<date>2009-10-07</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>What is Java?</title> |
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@@ -126,14 +126,7 @@ |
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kaffe/sablevm/gcj/jamvm |
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--> |
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<p> |
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-The default for Java 1.4 is the Blackdown JRE/JDK pair, as it is freely |
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-("free as in beer") available without any registration fuss. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-<p> |
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-JREs and JDKs from Sun, IBM, and BEA are generally faster, but getting them |
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-is a bit more work, as you are required to read and accept their license before |
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-downloading (IBM additionally requires you to register). |
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+The default for Java 1.6 is the Sun JRE/JDK pair. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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@@ -165,9 +158,9 @@ |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-As already mentioned, some of the JDKs and JREs require you to jump through a |
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-few hoops before installing. Simply emerge the packages as you normally would. |
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-The ebuilds will then instruct you where to go and what to download. |
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+Some of the JDKs and JREs require you to jump through a few hoops before |
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+installing. Simply emerge the packages as you normally would. The ebuilds will |
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+then instruct you where to go and what to download. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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@@ -512,8 +505,8 @@ |
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<pre caption="Viewing available plugins"> |
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# <i>eselect java-nsplugin list</i> |
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- [1] sun-jre-bin-1.5 |
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- [2] blackdown-jre-1.4.2 |
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+ [1] sun-jre-bin-1.6 |
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+ [2] icedtea6-bin |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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@@ -521,7 +514,7 @@ |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Selecting a plugin"> |
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-# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set sun-jre-bin-1.5</i> |
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+# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set sun-jre-bin-1.6</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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@@ -530,8 +523,8 @@ |
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<pre caption="Verifying the correct plugin"> |
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# <i>eselect java-nsplugin list</i> |
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- [1] sun-jre-bin-1.5 current |
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- [2] blackdown-jre-1.4.2 |
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+ [1] sun-jre-bin-1.6 current |
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+ [2] icedtea6-bin |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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@@ -549,12 +542,25 @@ |
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<p> |
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If you are running a mixed 64-bit and 32-bit multilib system (for example, on |
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-AMD64), you can only use 32-bit Java plugins. |
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+AMD64), you can use 64-bit and 32-bit Java plugins. Unless you have a pressing |
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+need to run 32-bit Java applications, we recommend using native 64-bit plugins |
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+on 64-bit web browsers. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-To use a 32-bit plugin, you will need to emerge <c>emul-linux-x86-java</c> with |
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-the <c>nsplugin</c> USE flag enabled. |
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+There are several native 64-bit browser plugins available. The default JDK/JRE |
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+pair, <c>sun-jdk</c> and <c>sun-jre-bin</c>, both include browser plugins. Just |
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+emerge one of them with the <c>nsplugin</c> USE flag enabled. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<pre caption="Installing a 64-bit plugin"> |
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+# <i>echo "dev-java/sun-jre-bin nsplugin" >> /etc/portage/package.use</i> |
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+# <i>emerge sun-jre-bin</i> |
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+</pre> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+To use a 32-bit plugin on a 32-bit browser, you will need to emerge |
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+<c>emul-linux-x86-java</c> with the <c>nsplugin</c> USE flag enabled. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Installing a 32-bit plugin"> |
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<pre caption="Viewing available plugins"> |
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# <i>eselect java-nsplugin list</i> |
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Available 32-bit Java browser plugins |
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- [1] emul-linux-x86-java-1.4.2 |
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- [2] emul-linux-x86-java-1.5 |
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+ [1] emul-linux-x86-java-1.5 |
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+ [2] emul-linux-x86-java-1.6 |
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+Available 64-bit Java browser plugins |
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+ [1] icedtea6-bin |
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+ [2] sun-jre-bin-1.6 |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-Although you must select a 32-bit browser (such as <c>mozilla-firefox-bin</c>) |
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-to use with your 32-bit plugin, the 64-bit version of <c>konqueror</c> uses your |
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-Java VM directly, so it's possible to use the 64-bit version of <c>blackdown</c> |
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-with this browser; no further configuration is necessary. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-<p> |
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-Now select the right plugin for your 32-bit browser: |
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+Now select the right plugin for your browsers: |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Selecting plugins"> |
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-# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set 32bit emul-linux-x86-java-1.5</i> |
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+<comment>(Choose the plugins for 32-bit and 64-bit browsers)</comment> |
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+# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set 32bit emul-linux-x86-java-1.6</i> |
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+# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set 64bit sun-jre-bin-1.6</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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<pre caption="Verifying the correct plugin"> |
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# <i>eselect java-nsplugin list</i> |
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Available 32-bit Java browser plugins |
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- [1] emul-linux-x86-java-1.4.2 |
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- [2] emul-linux-x86-java-1.5 current |
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+ [1] emul-linux-x86-java-1.5 |
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+ [2] emul-linux-x86-java-1.6 current |
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+Available 64-bit Java browser plugins |
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+ [1] icedtea6-bin |
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+ [2] sun-jre-bin-1.6 current |
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</pre> |
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</body> |
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