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nightmorph 07/04/29 02:36:16 |
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Modified: java.xml |
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Log: |
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updated java guide to reflect the nsplugin USE flag masking on blackdown for amd64, bug 161835 |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.39 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=1.39&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml?rev=1.39&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml?r1=1.38&r2=1.39 |
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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 1.38 |
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retrieving revision 1.39 |
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diff -u -r1.38 -r1.39 |
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--- java.xml 23 Jan 2007 19:35:12 -0000 1.38 |
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+++ java.xml 29 Apr 2007 02:36:16 -0000 1.39 |
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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 1.38 2007/01/23 19:35:12 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/java.xml,v 1.39 2007/04/29 02:36:16 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>0.14</version> |
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-<date>2007-01-23</date> |
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+<version>0.15</version> |
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+<date>2007-04-28</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>What is Java?</title> |
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ |
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<p> |
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In order to run Java bytecode, one needs to have a JRE (Java Runtime |
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Environment) installed. A JRE provides core libraries, a platform dependent |
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-Java Virtual Machine, plug-ins for browsers, among other things. A JDK (Java |
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+Java Virtual Machine, plugins for browsers, among other things. A JDK (Java |
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Development Kit) adds programming tools, such as a bytecode compiler and a |
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debugger. |
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</p> |
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@@ -468,47 +468,47 @@ |
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</chapter> |
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<chapter> |
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-<title>Java Browser Plug-ins</title> |
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+<title>Java Browser Plugins</title> |
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<section> |
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-<title>Installing a plug-in</title> |
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+<title>Installing a plugin</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-You can install a Java plug-in for your web browser by emerging a Java VM with |
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+You can install a Java plugin for your web browser by emerging a Java VM with |
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the <c>nsplugin</c> USE flag set. |
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</p> |
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<note> |
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<c>nsplugin</c> is not available for all architectures. Check for available |
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-plug-ins on your arch before trying to install a VM by running <c>emerge -pv |
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+plugins on your arch before trying to install a VM by running <c>emerge -pv |
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<java-vm></c>. |
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</note> |
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<p> |
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-Portage will allow you to install multiple versions of Java plug-ins, though |
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+Portage will allow you to install multiple versions of Java plugins, though |
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only one will be used by your browser. You can check the list of available |
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-plug-ins by running: |
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+plugins by running: |
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</p> |
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-<pre caption="Viewing available plug-ins"> |
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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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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-In this example, <c>sun-jre-bin</c> is selected for the browser plug-in. |
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+In this example, <c>sun-jre-bin</c> is selected for the browser plugin. |
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</p> |
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-<pre caption="Selecting a plug-in"> |
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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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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-Verify that the correct plug-in was selected: |
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+Verify that the correct plugin was selected: |
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</p> |
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-<pre caption="Verifying the correct plug-in"> |
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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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@@ -517,68 +517,66 @@ |
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<p> |
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Java.com also provides a link to <uri |
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link="http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp">verify your installed |
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-plug-in</uri>. Additionally, if you are using a Mozilla-based browser, you can |
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-verify your Java plug-in by typing <c>about:plugins</c> into the address bar. |
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+plugin</uri>. Additionally, if you are using a Mozilla-based browser, you can |
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+verify your Java plugin by typing <c>about:plugins</c> into the address bar. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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-<title>Plug-ins on multilib systems</title> |
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+<title>Plugins on multilib systems</title> |
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<body> |
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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 AMD64), |
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-you can have both 64-bit and a 32-bit Java plug-ins installed. |
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+you can only use 32-bit Java plugins. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-To use a 32-bit plug-in, you will need to emerge <c>emul-linux-x86-java</c> with |
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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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</p> |
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-<pre caption="Installing a 32-bit plug-in"> |
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+<pre caption="Installing a 32-bit plugin"> |
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# <i>echo "app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java nsplugin" >> /etc/portage/package.use</i> |
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# <i>emerge emul-linux-x86-java</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-Next, check which plug-ins are available: |
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+Next, check which plugins are available: |
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</p> |
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-<pre caption="Viewing available plug-ins"> |
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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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-Available 64-bit Java browser plugins |
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- [1] blackdown-jdk-1.4.2 |
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- [2] blackdown-jre-1.4.2 |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-You can select a 32-bit plug-in for a 32-bit browser (for example, |
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-<c>firefox-bin</c>), and you can select a 64-bit plug-in for your 64-bit |
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-browser (for example, <c>konqueror</c>). |
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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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-<pre caption="Selecting plug-ins"> |
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-# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set 32bit emul-linux-x86-java-1.4.2</i> |
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-# <i>eselect java-nsplugin set 64bit blackdown-jdk-1.4.2</i> |
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+<p> |
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+Now select the right plugin for your 32-bit browser: |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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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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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-Verify the correct plug-ins were selected: |
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+Verify the correct plugin was selected: |
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</p> |
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-<pre caption="Verifying the correct plug-ins"> |
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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 current |
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- [2] emul-linux-x86-java-1.5 |
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-Available 64-bit Java browser plugins |
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- [1] blackdown-jdk-1.4.2 current |
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- [2] blackdown-jre-1.4.2 |
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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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</pre> |
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</body> |
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