Compaq
Software Development Kit (SDK) v 1.3.1-1
for Linux® Alpha
for the
Java™ Platform
Kit
Installation Notes
Linux Alpha Patches
The SDK v 1.3.1-1 kit is available for
Red Hat Linux® 6.2, 7.1 and SuSE® 6.4, 7.0, 7.1.
No operating system patches are needed to
install and use this version of the kit. However, you may encounter incorrect floating point denorms processing. This occurs
because of a Linux kernel bug. Although this error will not affect most Java programs, you
can download a patch that fixes the problem. For detailed information, see our Linux Alpha Patch Installation page.
Installing the Kit
Hardware Requirements
Following is a list of the hardware
components required for the installation of the SDK v 1.3.1-1:
Processor: Alpha processor (all architectures)
Memory: Recommended minimum 64 MB RAM
Disk Space: ~120 MB minimum
Video: 16-bit color
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This kit requires Red Hat 6.2 or 7.1, or
SuSE 6.4, 7.0, or 7.1. The kit also requires the following additional software packages:
- libots 2.2.7 or later
- libcpml
- Motif 2 or later
An RPM kit for libots is available as
part of the SDK v 1.3.1-1 download. See 'Steps for Installing the
SDK v 1.3.1-1 for Linux Alpha' in the Release Notes for
information about installing these packages.
RPM kits for libcpml are available from
the Compaq Math Libraries web site.
CPML is a package of math functions used by Java 2 SDK.
Motif kits are not provided as part of
the SDK v 1.3.1-1 download: You must download your own version of Motif. The SDK v 1.3.1-1
kit has been tested using the configurations shown in the table below. Results were best
when Lesstif 0.92.6 or Metro Link Motif 2.1.30-5 was used.
When running Java on SuSE 7.1, we recommend that
you upgrade to glibc-2.2.3-10, because of a problem with the System.ext(int) method caused
by a bug in the exit() function in libc.so. The exit() function bug has been fixed in
glibc-2.2.3-10.
Tested Configurations for SDK 1.3.1-1 on Linux
Alpha |
| Vendor
and OS |
Kernel |
Motif |
| Red Hat
6.2 |
2.2.14-6.0
(fp) |
Metro Link
motif-2.130-5 |
| Red Hat
6.2 |
2.2.14.6.0
(fp) |
lesstif-0.92.6 |
| Red Hat
7.1 |
2.4.2-0.1.50 |
openmotif-2.1.30-6 |
| SuSE 6.4 |
2.2.14 |
lesstif2-0.89.9-108 |
| SuSE 7.0 |
2.2.16 |
lesstif-0.92-32 |
| SuSE 7.1 |
2.2.19 |
openmotif-2.1.30 |
Recommended System Software
Red Hat software: Red Hat 6.2 (2.2.14-6.0)
Compaq packages: libots-2.2.7-2, cpml_ev5-5.1.0-2 or later
Graphics Software (Optional)
X: XFree86 (version 3.* recommended)
Motif Libraries: Metro Link Motif 2.1.30-5 or LessTif 0.92.6 or later.
Steps for Installing SDK v 1.3.1-1 for Linux Alpha
Note: If you have installed the
previous SDK v 1.3.1-beta package on your system, you must delete it before proceeding.
Refer to 'Deinstalling the SDK v 1.3.1 Kit' in the Release Notes.
When you install the SDK v 1.3.1-1
package on your Linux Alpha system, all files are installed in directories under the
directory /usr/java/jdk1.3.1.
To install, perform the following steps
as superuser:
- Download the following binary kit as a
compressed tar file:
jdk-1.3.1-1-linux-alpha.tgz
- Untar it into a scratch directory:
tar xzvf jdk-1.3.1-1-linux-alpha.tgz
The scratch directory now contains the
kit (jdk-1.3.1-1-linux-alpha.rpm).
Download the libots kit:
libots-2.2.7-2.alpha.rpm
- Install
libots as superuser. (See 'Software Requirements'.)The libots package contains compiled code support needed by
the Java 2 SDK. This package must be installed before installing the SDK v 1.3.1-1.
Note: Because other
compiler products require this package, it may already be installed on your system. If so,
there is no need to install it again. You can check for the libots package using the command:
rpm -q -a | grep libots
If it is not already installed, you can
install the package using the command:
rpm -i libots-2.2.7-2.alpha.rpm
In general, you can upgrade a previously
installed package using the command:
rpm -U libots-2.2.7-2.alpha.rpm
The nature of the dependencies between
the packages requires that libots be installed first, before the cpml package.
- Install
libcpml and Motif, if they are not already installed on
your system. (See 'Software Requirements'.)
- Install the Java RPM Package
After installing libots, cpml, and Motif, you can then install the SDK v 1.3.1-1
RMP package on your Linux Alpha system. When you install the Java RPM package, all files
are installed in directories under the directory /usr/java/jdk1.3.1.
If you want or need to uninstall the
package or later releases of the package when available, see 'Deinstalling the SDK v 1.3.1 Kit'. Only one
SDK v 1.3.1 package may be installed on a system.
Run the following rpm command, as
superuser, to install the package:
rpm -i jdk-1.3.1-1-linux-alpha.rpm
You can use the rpm command to display information about the package:
% rpm -q -i -p jdk-1.3.1-1-linux-alpha.rpm
% Name : jdk Relocations: (not relocateable)
% Version : 1.3.1 Vendor: Compaq Computer Corporation
% Release : 1 Build Date: Wed 11 Jul 2001 06:06:37
AM EST
% Install date: (not installed) Build Host:
% folgers.zko.dec.com
% Group : HPTC/CTG Source RPM: jdk-1.3.1-1.src.rpm
% Size : 51743219 License: Copyright 2001 Compaq Comp
% Packager : Compaq Java java-info@compaq.com
% URL : http://www.compaq.com/java
% Summary : Java(TM) 2 Software Development Kit,
Standard Edition
% Description :
% The Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition includes the Java Virtual
% Machine, core class libraries and tools used by programmers
% to develop Java software applets and applications. The SDK
% also provides the foundation for Java-based application
% servers and more.
% The Java 2 Software Development Kit, SDK, is a development
% environment for building applications, applets, and
% components that can be deployed on the Java platform.
% The Java 2 SDK software includes tools useful for developing
% and testing programs written in the Java programming language
% and running on the Java platform. These tools are designed
% to be used from the command line. Except for applet viewer,
% these tools do not provide a graphical user interface.
To Verify the Installed Java Environment
After you have installed the SDK v
1.3.1-1 package, running the command "/usr/java/jdk1.3.1/bin/java
-version" should display the
following version information:
% /usr/java/jdk1.3.1/bin/java -version
java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition
Classic VM (build 1.3.1-1, native threads, jit)
To uninstall the RPM package for the SDK
v 1.3.1-1 or future releases of SDK v 1.3.1 for Linux Alpha, perform the following steps
as superuser:
Use the rpm command to determine what SDK v 1.3.1 package is installed.
% rpm -q -a | grep jdk
jdk-1.3.1-1
- Use the
rpm
command to uninstall the SDK v 1.3.1
package. For example, % rpm -e jdk-1.3.1-1
For additional information, refer to the Release Notes.
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SDK v 1.3.1-1
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