[ug-bosug] Java on Belenix ?

[Sriram Narayanan]

On 5/18/06, Moinak Ghosh <Moinak.Ghosh at sun.com> wrote:
> Sriram Narayanan wrote:
>
> > Hi all:
> >
> > How do I get Java 1.5.0 working on Belenix ?
> >
> > When I execute the 32 bit .sh file, I get errors related to unpack200:
> >
> > unpack200: fatal: libCrun.so.1 : open failed: No such file or directory
> >
> > As a blind shot, I tried to install the J2SE patch from SunSolve
> > http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patches/JavaSE
> >
> > This patch installer dies with the error:
> > touch:
> > /var/sadm/install_data/J2SE_Solaris_10_x86_Recommended_Patch_Cluster_log
> > cannot create.
> >
> > So, I guess Belenix is a bit different from Solaris in such respects.
>
>    This is more of a licensing issue rather than technical. Java on
> OpenSolaris
>    requires the C++ runtime libraries from Sun Studio. These are not yet
>    licensed for redistribution with a non-SUN OpenSolaris distro, though
>    they are working on it.
>
>    BeleniX comes with a simple process to fix this once installed to
> harddisk.
>    Just follow the steps (also mentioned in the BeleniX FAQ):
>
>
>    1) Download the current SUNWlibC patch #119964 . It is a compressed
>        file with the extension ".Z" or ".zip"
>
>    You can download it from http://sunsolve.sun.com
>    (go to the Patch Portal)
>
>    2) Execute /usr/bin/patchlibC <filename>
>
>    After you do this you are all set to install and use the JDK.

I _just_ tried this, and I still get the same error.

Incidentally, I found a mention of this at the Belenix 0.4.3 release
notes, and then followed the instructions.

>
> >
> > I intend to try building Eclipse and don't have access to a Solaris 10
> > box any more. Hence I'm trying to build Eclipse on Belenix 0.4.3
> >
>    Should not be too much of a problem.
>
> > Should I try Solaris Express ?
>
>    You can try though you will be missing some of the latest software in
>    BeleniX. You can grab a lot of stuff from Blastwave but they may not
>    be the current revisions, especially GNOME, KDE.
>
Good work, Moinak :)

>    If you wish to build OpenSolaris source code then you'd need Solaris
>    Express. We have yet to test this on BeleniX.
>

Hmm.. Ack. I've found these instuctions at the opensolaris site and at
blastwave. Thanks.

> Regards,
> Moinak.
>
-- Ram