Firefox and Java on CentOS 4.1

[whooperhsd3 at earthlink.net (William Hooper)]

Les Mikesell wrote:
[snip]
> I thought somewhere back a few days in this thread it was stated that
> the problem was solved by adding a symlink in the right place.  So, even
> though you can't include java, it might be possible to make it work
> correctly when  someone does install their copy legally without having to
> guess where it landed and where the rest of the distribution expects it.

I would assume that CentOS Java support is inherited from upstream, where
JPackage is the way to go.  That way you get support for more than just
Sun's JVM and, using alternatives, an easy way to switch between them.

Of course one could argue that Sun needs to get their act together. The
RPM to install the files where the rest of the distribution expects it,
not the other way around.

-- 
William Hooper