symlink errors while installing java (Sun's jdk)
Hi *,
while installing java on an external drive using knoppix I got symlink
errors each time a symlink was tried out:
./jdk-1_5_0_05-linux-i586.bin > file 2>&1
after spacing out of the License Agreement and starting the installation I
got a total of actually 4 symlink errors, each and every time the
compilation tried linking a file or directory
I have tried so far comp.lang.java.programmer (search the newsgroup for:
"symlink errors while installing java . . . "), and knoppix.net
(http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21924) and no one has
explained to me why this happens and how to troubleshoot this problem
Also I find quite strange that when I search for these types of errors,
namely "symlink error: Operation not permitted", (using google) I don't find
anything other than my own post.
What does this error actually mean?
Why do these symlink errors happen?
How do you fix them?
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sh-3.00# whoami
root
sh-3.00# gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-7)
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
sh-3.00# dmesg | grep -i 'linux version'
Linux version 2.6.12 (root@Knoppix) (gcc-Version 3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-7))
#2 SMP Tue Aug 9 23:20:52 CEST 2005
Is there anyoher piece of info you need from me?
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creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/Xusage.txt
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/libjsig.so ->
../libjsig.so symlink error: Operation not permitted
creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/Xusage.txt
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/libjsig.so ->
../libjsig.so symlink error: Operation not permitted
...
creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/javaws/
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/javaws/javaws -> ../bin/javaws symlink
error: Operation not permitted
...
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/man/ja -> ja_JP.eucJP symlink error:
Operation not permitted
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