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PostPosted: Sat Feb 07, 2004 5:56 pm    Post subject: Java 1.5.0 Beta 1 is out - Installation w/o Ebuild Reply with quote

The new Java JRE and SDK Beta 1 is out.

I heard that they optimized some stuff for all platforms. Specifically increasing its performance on Linux.

Here is what I did to install it without an ebuild:

1. download j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

2.
Code:
chmod +x j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin


3.
Code:
./j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin


4.
Code:
mv j2sdk1.5.0 /opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1


5. Add new java profile file under /etc/env.d/java/ called 20j2sdk1.5.0B1 and fill it with the following:

Code:
# Copyright 1999-2003 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later
# Author: Karl Trygve Kalleberg
 
VERSION="Sun JDK 1.5.0.1"
JAVA_HOME=/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1
CLASSPATH=.:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/lib:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/lib/tools.jar:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/lib/rt.jar
JDK_HOME=/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1
JAVAC=${JAVA_HOME}/bin/javac
ADDPATH="${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/bin:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/javaws"
ADDLDPATH="/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/lib"
MANPATH="/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/man"
ENV_VARS="JAVA_HOME CLASSPATH JDK_HOME JAVAC ADDPATH ADDLDPATH MANPATH"


6. Update your java settings using java-config:

Code:
java-config -s j2sdk1.5.0B1


7. Update environment variables to use correct version:

Code:
source ~/.gentoo/java


8. Check that is sourced it right by using export which should show:

Code:
CLASSPATH=".:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/lib:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/lib/tools.jar:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/lib/rt.jar"
JAVAC="/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/bin/javac"
JAVA_HOME="/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1"
JDK_HOME="/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1"
(Only beginning is important) PATH="/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/bin:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/bin:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/javaws:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/bin:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/bin:/opt/j2sdk1.5.0B1/jre/javaws:/bin:/usr/bin


9. Make sure correct version is executed:

Code:
java -version


should say:

Code:
java version "1.5.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c, mixed mode)


Hope this works.

Can someone derive an ebuild from the existing ones in portage?

L8r.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hm.. i did all the steps, but at the bit
with ~/.gentoo/java, i am stuck. i do
not have that file, nor that directory.

i tried creating the file and putting in
the info you mentioned, and then us-
ing source ~/.gentoo/java, but that
does not seem to change anything.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is an older 1.5 beta ebuild in the portage. Just change this line
Code:
At="j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-bin-b31-linux-i586-11_dec_2003.bin"

to
Code:
At="j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin"

and it will work fine.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thank you. that worked beautifully :wink:
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have anyone tried using System.out.printf()? Doesn't seem to work here, even though I've tried including both java.io.* and java.util.*.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 2:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah it works nicely but requires that you provide the compiler with a command line switch to recognize 1.5 compatible source:

just call: javac -source 1.5 <source files>

if you're using an IDE just find an option to add this switch the commandline. for netbeans there is a description of how to do this. it is meant for 3.6 beta but works for 3.5.1 too.

Oh just to mention. you can use System.out.printf() in 1.4 source too but must use the old style syntax:
eg: System.out.print("the format string: %s - %d", new Object[] { someObject, new Integer(someInt) });

you find the above code ugly? well thats 1.5's syntax extensions were invented for :)

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for the howto..

the sun-jdk-1.5.0-beta2 ebuild works well

if I emerge jdk, do I still need jre to get java to work? or is jre included in jdk?

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the JRE is included in the JDK.

/opt/sun-jdk-1.4.2.06/jre/ is where mine is.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:03 pm    Post subject: Eclipse IDE with j2sdk1.5? Reply with quote

Hi, the j2sdk1.5 work fine with your help. Thanks.
But, i can't emerge the eclipse IDE.

P.D. : excuse me for my english.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Eclipse IDE with j2sdk1.5? Reply with quote

mandraker wrote:

But, i can't emerge the eclipse IDE.

Yes, Eclipse doens't compile with 1.5.
You have to use a 1.4 JDK to compile it.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Sorry.. where should that line located? I'm having the same problem with the source ~/.gentoo/java.. it's a not found error.

Thanks,
Kristy

j-kidd wrote:
There is an older 1.5 beta ebuild in the portage. Just change this line
Code:
At="j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-bin-b31-linux-i586-11_dec_2003.bin"

to
Code:
At="j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin"

and it will work fine.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

btw: where is the source code ebuild from Sun Java 1.5.0? i find only the bin ebuild, for me is the source better gcc-3.4.3+*flags = faster as bin 8)
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:02 am    Post subject: where is the line Reply with quote

Where can I find the line
that

j-kidd wrote:
There is an older 1.5 beta ebuild in the portage. Just change this line
Code:
At="j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-bin-b31-linux-i586-11_dec_2003.bin"

to
Code:
At="j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin"

and it will work fine.


thanks
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just wondering, why are you guys using JDK 1.5? I write Java programs for school and for fun (see signiture) and I truely detest JDK 1.5 since most of the programs I've written bitch about using the -deprecated flag since they don't like using JPasswordField or object.show()? I'm just wondering if someone can point me to a website telling about changes from 1.4.2 --> 1.5 that might actually be interesting.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

destuxor wrote:
I've written bitch about using the -deprecated flag since they don't like using JPasswordField or object.show()?

Where's the problem with setVisible(true)?
destuxor wrote:
I'm just wondering if someone can point me to a website telling about changes from 1.4.2 --> 1.5 that might actually be interesting.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/relnotes/features.html
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/relnotes.html

What they actually try to hide, is that they fixed the typesystem too. That's probabaly burried somewhere deep in the generics docu.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

destuxor wrote:
Just wondering, why are you guys using JDK 1.5? I write Java programs for school and for fun (see signiture) and I truely detest JDK 1.5 since most of the programs I've written bitch about using the -deprecated flag since they don't like using JPasswordField or object.show()? I'm just wondering if someone can point me to a website telling about changes from 1.4.2 --> 1.5 that might actually be interesting.


I myself, have to use it for its new concurrency support (especifically for some tests i have to make regarding classes that implement BlockingQueue).
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:40 am    Post subject: Will the initial instructions work with 1.5.0.05 ? Reply with quote

Hi,

I've downloaded jdk-1_5_0_05-linux-i586.bin and jre-1_5_0_05-linux-i586.bin from the Sun site, but as the inital post is about a year and a half old I was wondering if the instructions still applied in general, and what changes i would need to make other than replacing filenames and j2sdk1.5.0B1 with j2sdk1.5.0.05 ?

This was the best thread I found regarding gentoo and java 1.5 and I desperately need to get 1.5 working with mysql jdbc for my coursework; so if anyone has any tips that'd be great.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just use the masked ebuilds for sun-jdk-1.5.0.05. You will have to add it to your /etc/portage/package.keywords, and /etc/portage/package.unmask files, and it will get installed via the ebuild. (In it's own slot).
Code:
echo "dev-java/sun-jdk ~x86">>/etc/portage/package.keywords
echo "dev-java/sun-jdk" >> /etc/portage/package.unmask
emerge sun-jdk
After the emerge has completed you will want to set your system VM back to a version that is NOT the 1.5 release, otherwise you are going to run into problems when emerging other java ebuilds.
Code:
java-config -S sun-jdk-1.4.2.09  (replace 1.4.2.09 with your normal version of the JVM)
If you do not have another version of the JVM installed, I would highly recommend you do so, to use as your system VM.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:35 pm    Post subject: Thanks !!! Reply with quote

Hey cdmstro, many thanks for sharing your expertise, i had jdk-1.5.0.05 up and running in no time :D - kudos to you :wink:

Originally I tried unmasking the specific version, but I'm not too good with gentoo/emerge and when it wasn't listed by emerge I gave up...


Just in case anyone lands here in my predicament, and as there were a few things to do, here's what was required:

Do as cdmstro suggests:
Quote:
echo "dev-java/sun-jdk ~x86">>/etc/portage/package.keywords
echo "dev-java/sun-jdk" >> /etc/portage/package.unmask
emerge sun-jdk


As I had +docs in my make.conf USE flags i also had to get the java docs and policy, umasking the same way cdmstro showed. But emerge will tell you what to do.

Everything installed fine.

However when trying to run java-conf, I got:

Code:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/java-config", line 14, in ?
from java_config import jc_options
ImportError: No module named java_config


It turns out you need to unmerge jdk and java-conf, then re-emerge them, java-conf first - got this fix from
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/371852


Then ensure the system VM is 1.4... and set your user VM to 1.5

The wiki FAQ may be helpful http://gentoo-wiki.com/Java_FAQ


cheers,
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