Charles Curley wrote: > I have FC4 as updated, and a slew of Java packages installed in order > to run tomcat. I get the following error when trying to start it: > > -------------------------------------------------- > [root@taltos lib]# service tomcat5 start > Starting tomcat5: lock file found but no process running for pid 11395, continuing > /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: could not find jta Java extension for this JVM > /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: All detected jars were not found for this jvm This is rawhide tomcat5 I'm guessing. It'll get fixed the next time I rebuild the tomcat5 rpm. It doesn't matter if you're using libgcj. > find: warning: you have specified the -mindepth option after a non-option argument -type, but options are not positional (-mindepth affects tests specified before it as well as those specified after it). Please specify options before other arguments. This is one that I will try and remember to fix. > I notice that /var/lib/tomcat5/common/lib/[jta].jar -> > /could/not/find/extension/for/this/jvm, which is a cute way of telling > me that the symlink is broken. OK, what should this link point to? /usr/share/java/jta.jar You need to install the latest geronimo-specs-compat to get it. > I have installed Sun's jvm via the jpackage proceedure. You didn't need to ;) > Do I need Sun's jdk in order to develop servlets? No, you can do it with gcj. Cheers, Gary