Re: java 1.4 issue

[Stephen <marathon@linux.ca>]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 11:20:37PM -0500, John Foster wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
> 
> >I'm having a wierd dependency issue. I've installed 'j2re1.4', when
> >compiling I'm given this error:

<snip>

> >Ok, so I dutifully went and downloaded 'j2sdk-1_4_1-doc.zip', put it in
> >the /tmp directory, chowned root -- but it still throws up the same
> >error.
> >
> >Any suggestions - I'm attempting to get Jakarta Tomcat going. Is Mozilla
> >required? I hope not, I want to stay away from an XFree environment.
 ____________________________________REPLY_____________________________________
> Check the version of the download again carefully. the current version 
> on the Sun websit fro download is j2sdk-1_4_2-doc.zip
> If that is what you have then you will need to simply change the 2 to a 
> 1. I just did this same upgrade; from 1.3 to 1.4 yesterday.

Thanks John, fixed that issue, still won't install. Dependency on what I
can't seem to figure out, seems circular:

Setting up j2re1.4 (1.4.0.99beta-1) ...  update-alternatives: unable to
make /usr/lib/mozilla-cvs/plugins/javaplugin_oji.so.dpkg-tmp a symlink
to /etc/alternatives/javaplugin_oji-mozilla-cvs.so: No such file or
directory dpkg: error processing j2re1.4 (--configure): subprocess
post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency
problems prevent configuration of j2sdk1.4: j2sdk1.4 depends on j2re1.4
(= 1.4.0.99beta-1); however: Package j2re1.4 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing j2sdk1.4 (--configure): dependency problems -
leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
j2sdk1.4-demo: j2sdk1.4-demo depends on j2re1.4 (>= 1.4.0.99beta-1) |
java2-runtime; however: Package j2re1.4 is not configured yet.  Package
java2-runtime is not installed.  Package j2re1.4 which provides
java2-runtime is not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing
j2sdk1.4-demo (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of j2sdk1.4-src:
j2sdk1.4-src depends on j2sdk1.4 (= 1.4.0.99beta-1); however: Package
j2sdk1.4 is not configured yet.  dpkg: error processing j2sdk1.4-src
(--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were
encountered while processing: j2re1.4 j2sdk1.4 j2sdk1.4-demo
j2sdk1.4-src
		     
Seems to be mozilla causing the crap out?

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