Chris Hubick wrote: > "Please note that despite utilizing the JPackage installation > guidelines, several of the Java application software packages shipped > with Fedora have been slightly modified from those provided by JPackage, > in order to work out of the box with the included compiler and runtime > environment. Additionally, the Fedora packages also include > pre-compiled fast and optimized native binary code alongside the > original Java bytecode JAR files. As a result, if you modify your Yum > configuration and update to packages shipped directly through the > JPackage Yum repository, you will end up with an unpredictable mix of > bytecode and binary software. Users wishing to maintain a supported > environment, by using the Free Java tools shipped with Fedora, are thus > advised to only update their systems with Java packages provided through > the Fedora and Fedora Extras Yum repositories, and not directly through > JPackage unless they plan to switch to a proprietary Java runtime. The > Fedora provided application software packages should continue to work > with other Java Runtime Environments which follow JPackage guidelines, > but as stated above, there is a good chance unmodified JPackage > applications will not work with the default Runtime Environment shipped > with Fedora." Amen! -- ======================================================================== Ian Pilcher i.pilcher@xxxxxxxxxxx ========================================================================
