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3 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/java.xml"> |
5 | <guide> |
| 6 | <title>Gentoo Java Guide</title> |
6 | <title>Gentoo Java Guide</title> |
| 7 | |
7 | |
| 8 | <author title="Author"> |
8 | <author title="Author"> |
| 9 | <mail link="nichoj@gentoo.org">Joshua Nichols</mail> |
9 | <mail link="nichoj@gentoo.org">Joshua Nichols</mail> |
| 10 | </author> |
10 | </author> |
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| 22 | |
22 | |
| 23 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
23 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
| 24 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
24 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
| 25 | <license/> |
25 | <license/> |
| 26 | |
26 | |
| 27 | <version>0.21</version> |
27 | <version>0.22</version> |
| 28 | <date>2009-11-29</date> |
28 | <date>2009-12-23</date> |
| 29 | |
29 | |
| 30 | <chapter> |
30 | <chapter> |
| 31 | <title>What is Java?</title> |
31 | <title>What is Java?</title> |
| 32 | <section> |
32 | <section> |
| 33 | <title>Overview</title> |
33 | <title>Overview</title> |
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| 98 | <th>Vendor</th> |
98 | <th>Vendor</th> |
| 99 | <th>JDK</th> |
99 | <th>JDK</th> |
| 100 | <th>JRE</th> |
100 | <th>JRE</th> |
| 101 | </tr> |
101 | </tr> |
| 102 | <tr> |
102 | <tr> |
| 103 | <ti>The Blackdown Java Kit</ti> |
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| 104 | <ti>dev-java/blackdown-jdk</ti> |
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| 105 | <ti>dev-java/blackdown-jre</ti> |
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| 106 | </tr> |
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| 107 | <tr> |
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| 108 | <ti>Sun's Java Kit</ti> |
103 | <ti>Sun's Java Kit</ti> |
| 109 | <ti>dev-java/sun-jdk</ti> |
104 | <ti>dev-java/sun-jdk</ti> |
| 110 | <ti>dev-java/sun-jre-bin</ti> |
105 | <ti>dev-java/sun-jre-bin</ti> |
| 111 | </tr> |
106 | </tr> |
| 112 | <tr> |
107 | <tr> |
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| 204 | </p> |
199 | </p> |
| 205 | |
200 | |
| 206 | <pre caption="Listing available VMs"> |
201 | <pre caption="Listing available VMs"> |
| 207 | # <i>java-config --list-available-vms</i> |
202 | # <i>java-config --list-available-vms</i> |
| 208 | The following VMs are available for generation-2: |
203 | The following VMs are available for generation-2: |
| 209 | 1) Blackdown JDK 1.4.2.03 [blackdown-jdk-1.4.2] <comment>(Build Only)</comment> |
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| 210 | 2) Blackdown JRE 1.4.2.03 [blackdown-jre-1.4.2] <comment>(Build Only)</comment> |
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| 211 | 3) IcedTea6-bin 1.4.1 [icedtea6-bin] |
204 | 1) IcedTea6-bin 1.4.1 [icedtea6-bin] |
| 212 | 4) Sun JDK 1.5.0.20 [sun-jdk-1.5] <comment>(Build Only)</comment> |
205 | 2) Sun JDK 1.5.0.20 [sun-jdk-1.5] <comment>(Build Only)</comment> |
| 213 | *) Sun JDK 1.6.0.16 [sun-jdk-1.6] |
206 | *) Sun JDK 1.6.0.16 [sun-jdk-1.6] |
| 214 | </pre> |
207 | </pre> |
| 215 | |
208 | |
| 216 | <note> |
209 | <note> |
| 217 | VMs marked as Build Only may contain security vulnerabilities and/or be EOL. |
210 | VMs marked as Build Only may contain security vulnerabilities and/or be EOL. |
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| 227 | --set-system-vm</c>. Here is an example of how to set the system VM. |
220 | --set-system-vm</c>. Here is an example of how to set the system VM. |
| 228 | </p> |
221 | </p> |
| 229 | |
222 | |
| 230 | <pre caption="Setting the System VM"> |
223 | <pre caption="Setting the System VM"> |
| 231 | <comment>(By handle (preferred))</comment> |
224 | <comment>(By handle (preferred))</comment> |
| 232 | # <i>java-config --set-system-vm blackdown-jdk-1.4</i> |
225 | # <i>java-config --set-system-vm sun-jdk-1.6</i> |
| 233 | Now using blackdown-jdk-1.4 as your generation-2 system JVM |
226 | Now using sun-jdk-1.6 as your generation-2 system JVM |
| 234 | WARNING: blackdown-jdk-1.4 is marked as a build-only JVM. Using this vm is not recommended. |
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| 235 | <comment>(By number)</comment> |
227 | <comment>(By number)</comment> |
| 236 | # <i>java-config --set-system-vm 5</i> |
228 | # <i>java-config --set-system-vm 3</i> |
| 237 | Now using sun-jdk-1.6 as your generation-2 system JVM |
229 | Now using sun-jdk-1.6 as your generation-2 system JVM |
| 238 | </pre> |
230 | </pre> |
| 239 | |
231 | |
| 240 | <p> |
232 | <p> |
| 241 | As a regular user, you can use <c>java-config --set-user-vm</c>. |
233 | As a regular user, you can use <c>java-config --set-user-vm</c>. |
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| 306 | *=sun-jdk-1.5 |
298 | *=sun-jdk-1.5 |
| 307 | </pre> |
299 | </pre> |
| 308 | |
300 | |
| 309 | <pre caption="Example /etc/java-config-2/build/jdk.conf"> |
301 | <pre caption="Example /etc/java-config-2/build/jdk.conf"> |
| 310 | <comment># For 1.3 I prefer sun-jdk 1.4 but when it is not available, use ibm-jdk-bin, |
302 | <comment># For 1.3 I prefer sun-jdk 1.4 but when it is not available, use ibm-jdk-bin, |
| 311 | # For 1.4, use blackdown-jdk, and for 1.5, use sun-jdk </comment> |
303 | # For 1.5, use sun-jdk </comment> |
| 312 | 1.3=sun-jdk-1.4 ibm-jdk-bin |
304 | 1.3=sun-jdk-1.4 ibm-jdk-bin |
| 313 | 1.4=blackdown-jdk |
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| 314 | 1.5=sun-jdk |
305 | 1.5=sun-jdk |
| 315 | </pre> |
306 | </pre> |
| 316 | |
307 | |
| 317 | <warn> |
308 | <warn> |
| 318 | You do not have to edit this file. If you change these options to use a |
309 | You do not <e>have</e> to edit this file. If you change these options to use a |
| 319 | unsupported VM, things could possibly break. Bugs reported with a unsupported |
310 | unsupported VM, things could possibly break. Bugs reported with a unsupported VM |
| 320 | VM won't be prioritized as much as bugs present within supported VMs. |
311 | won't be prioritized as much as bugs present within supported VMs. |
| 321 | </warn> |
312 | </warn> |
| 322 | |
313 | |
| 323 | </body> |
314 | </body> |
| 324 | </section> |
315 | </section> |
| 325 | </chapter> |
316 | </chapter> |