Re: jdk for ppc
On Saturday 27 November 2004 01:56 am, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 04:28:42AM +0100, Jose A. Ortega Ruiz wrote:
> > Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> writes:
> > > You will need to get the IBM 1.4.2 JDK for pSeries Linux (32-bit
> > > PowerPC). If you are looking for a fully-functional JDK for your
> > > platform, that's pretty much it.
> >
> > thanks for the quick reply. i've actually installed ibm's jdk:
> >
> > java version "1.4.2"
> > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2)
> > Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM build cxppc32142-20040917 (JIT
> > enabled: jitc))
> >
> > but, whenever i try to run any java program, i get at some point an
> > 'illegal hardware instruction' error (plus a java core file). for
> > instance, if i run policytool (which comes with the jdk):
> >
> > JVMDG217: Dump Handler is Processing Signal 4 - Please Wait.
> > JVMDG303: JVM Requesting Java core file
> > JVMDG304: Java core file written to
> > /tmp/javacore.20041127.042722.8729.txt JVMDG215: Dump Handler has
> > Processed Exception Signal 4.
> > Illegal instruction
> >
> > (i'm running 2.6.9, in case that matters). any idea about what's going
> > on?
>
> CPU detection is probably tremendously broken, and the IBM people don't
> care about this, since i tried reporting this problem with my 750Cxe cpu.
> Try disabling the JIT.
>
> Notice that the free alternatives (kaffe, gcj/gij, ...) may be a better
> choice there.
>
> Friendly,
>
>
> Sven Luther
Ok, sorry for being so stupid but I can't figure it out by myself :( I
downloaded IBM-Java2-1.4.2-PowerPC. If I get in j2re and run ./java -version
it seems to work...but without any installation ???? I mean: what should I do
with the downloaded directory, where linux expects it to be?
THANX alot
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