RE: Mozilla 1.3 and Java j2sdk-1.4.1_02-fcs

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Vanecek [mailto:rh_lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sat, March 29, 2003 5:22 AM
> To: psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Mozilla 1.3 and Java j2sdk-1.4.1_02-fcs
> 
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> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 21:34:08 -0500, Michael Fratoni wrote
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> > On Friday 28 March 2003 04:02 pm, Mike Vanecek wrote:
> > 
> > > Did not work for me. My guess is that I have 
> j2sdk-1.4.1_02-fcs from
> > > java.sun installed. However, the blackstone is for j2sdk-1.4.1-01.
> > > Installation details shown below. The java plugin shows 
> up in Mozilla,
> > > but if I link to something that uses java Mozilla hangs.
> > >
> > > Do you see anything I missed?
> > >
> > > I guess I either wait for a gcc 3.2 from sun or I rpm -e the sun
> > > version and install the blackstone version.
> > >
> > > Sun version of java installed:
> > >
> > > [root@xxxxxxx root]# rpm -qa | grep -i j2
> > > j2sdk-1.4.1_02-fcs
> > 
> > Looks like the only real difference is the java version.
> > 
> > $ rpm -qa | grep -i j2
> > j2re-1.4.1-fcs
> 
> It appears that this is a critical difference. I find that 
> Blackstone works
> fine, but the Blackstone plugin does not work with either 
> 1.4.1_01 or 1.4.1_02
> from sun. I did not try to go back to 1.4.1 since you have it working.
> 
> > The only difference I see is that I didn't rename the plugin.
> 
> Should not make a difference if it shows up in the About 
> Plugin? The name
> should not cause a hang.
> 
> > Just to be sure, I tested a few applets in mozilla and they all 
> > worked fine. I poked around here:
> http://javaboutique.internet.com/stats/archive.html
> 
> The biggest difference is that you are using j2re1.4.1. I removed
> j2sdk1.4.1_02 and installed j2sdk1.4.1_01 from sun, copied 
> the plugin over,
> and Mozilla still hangs (even though it is visible at About 
> Plugins). I
> installed the Blackstone sdk1.4.1_01 and everything works as 
> advertised.
> Evidently something happened after _00 to _01 that makes a difference.
> 
> I was really surprised to find that the Blackstone plugin 
> would not work with
> the Sun sdk when both were version 1.4.1_01. I expected them 
> to be compatible.
> I am downloading the sun non-rpm version 1.4.1_01 sdk and 
> will do a quick
> compare (when I get a chance) to see if I can find where the 
> two builds
> differ. I would be so much easier if sun would just make a 
> gcc 3.2 version
> available...
> 
> I would like to have an rpm of the java sdk. I have been 
> doing this on my test
> machine. Mozilla 1.3 is really much better than 1.3a in terms 
> of speed. I
> guess I will need to do a rpm -e on the production machine 
> and install the
> Blackstone version. I wish someone would provide a rpm or 
> spec file so that
> the install could be recorded in the rpm database.
> 

Did you copy the plugin file to mozilla plugins dir? I think it is important
to create a symbolic link to a plugin and not to copy the file. Also do you
use a plugin from mozilla directory or netscape4 directory?

BTW, I believe it's blackdown.org not blackstone :)

Pavel.

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