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On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:56:57 pm Grant wrote: |
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> >> I'm getting the following from dumphd: |
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> >> |
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> >> "bad version number in .class file" |
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> >> |
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> >> I gather that I may have the wrong version of something Java installed |
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> >> but I don't know how that works. Can anyone tell me what package I |
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> >> should try upgrading or downgrading? |
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> > This normally means the class file is from a new version of Java then the |
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> > virtual machine trying to run it (i.e. class files compiled under Java |
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> > 1.5, but your trying to run it in Java 1.4). |
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> > |
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> > "java-config -L" (without quotes) will show you what virtual machines you |
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> > have installed. On my machine it shows (the asterisk is the currently |
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> > selected one, i.e. what will be used to run java applications): |
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> > |
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> > podge@venus ~ $ java-config -L |
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> > The following VMs are available for generation-2: |
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> > 1) Blackdown JDK 1.4.2.03 [blackdown-jdk-1.4.2] |
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> > 2) Sun JDK 1.5.0.16 [sun-jdk-1.5] |
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> > *) Sun JDK 1.6.0.07 [sun-jdk-1.6] |
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> > podge@venus ~ $ |
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> > |
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> > If the newest VM isn't selected as the default, read the man page for |
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> > java-config and tell it to set the newest one as default (1.6 is the |
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> > newest version). |
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> > |
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> > Shawn |
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> Thank you very much. Since I'm not a Java developer, do I want jre as |
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> opposed to jdk? |
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> - Grabt |
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Yeah, the JRE will be fine. The important thing is just which version is |
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active. I do Java development, hence the JDK. |
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Shawn |
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