On 1/31/06, Ian Pilcher <i.pilcher@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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! Has anyone noticed the implicit contradiction between "you should use the JDK from the JPackage repo" and "you should not use the JPackage repo"? -- Weiqi Gao (高为奇) weiqigao@xxxxxxxxx http://www.weiqigao.com/blog/
