Re: Java VM


Subject: Re: Java VM
From: Neil Moomey (neilmoomey@gci.net)
Date: Wed Jul 10 2002 - 15:05:16 AKDT


For clarification the JRE contains the Java Virtual Machine used for
executing code only. It cannot compile java into bytecode. The SDK
(Software Development Kit) which used to be called the JDK contains all
the software development tools for compiling, debugging, java docs
generation etc. It also includes the JRE so either one of these
downloads should work fine. If your application asks you for the path
to the JRE or JVM you need to look for the application java located
something like /usr/java/j2re***/bin/. Keep in mind some applications
require certain versions so you may need to install J2SE1.3 and
J2SE1.4. It's best to read the install notes carefully:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html Don't assume the install
instructions are the same for each version. You can also echo $PATH to
see if the install set up your path variable correctly and $CLASSPATH
for any third party .jar files you use.

Neil

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