Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by KarstenWade: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Java The comment on the change is: bah, macro no transform within XML, superfluous anyway ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ = Java and java-gcj-compat = - A free and open source Java environment is available within this Fedora Core release, called [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]]. [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] includes a tool suite and execution environment that is capable of building and running many useful programs that are written in the Java programming language. + A free and open source Java environment is available within this Fedora Core release, called `java-gcj-compat`. `java-gcj-compat` includes a tool suite and execution environment that is capable of building and running many useful programs that are written in the Java programming language. || {i} '''Fedora Core Does Not Include Java''' || || Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] is an entirely free software stack that is '''not''' Java, but may run Java software. || The [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] infrastructure has three key components: a '''GNU Java''' runtime (`libgcj`), the '''Eclipse Java''' compiler (`ecj`), and a set of wrappers and links (`java-gcj-compat`) that present the runtime and compiler to the user in a manner similar to other Java environments. - The Java software packages included in this Fedora release use the new, integrated environment [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]]. These packages include '''Open``Office.org Base''', '''Eclipse''', and '''Apache Tomcat'''. + The Java software packages included in this Fedora release use the new, integrated environment `java-gcj-compat`. These packages include '''Open``Office.org Base''', '''Eclipse''', and '''Apache Tomcat'''. - Refer to the Java FAQ at http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ for more information on the [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] free Java environment in Fedora. + Refer to the Java FAQ at http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/JavaFAQ for more information on the `java-gcj-compat` free Java environment in Fedora. || (!) '''Include location and version information in bug reports''' || || When making a bug report, be sure to include the output from these commands: || @@ -20, +20 @@ == Handling Java and Java-like Packages == - In addition to the [[GetVal(DocsDict,Jname)]] free software stack, Fedora Core is designed to let you install multiple Java implementations and switch between them using the {{{alternatives}}} command line tool. However, every Java system you install must be packaged using the JPackage Project packaging guidelines to take advantage of {{{alternatives}}}. + In addition to the `java-gcj-compat` free software stack, Fedora Core is designed to let you install multiple Java implementations and switch between them using the {{{alternatives}}} command line tool. However, every Java system you install must be packaged using the JPackage Project packaging guidelines to take advantage of {{{alternatives}}}. Once installed properly, the `root` user should be able to switch between {{{java}}} and {{{javac}}} implementations using the {{{alternatives}}} command:
