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From: John Franks <john@math.nwu.edu>
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Subject: Re: Draft Java-on-Linux FAQ (environment section)
To: esr@locke.ccil.org (Eric S. Raymond)
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 10:36:26 -0600 (CST)
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***** Here's a possible revision of one section ********
***** It still needs more work *********

<sect> What environment will I need to run Java, and how can I set it up?
<p>
For starters, you need an ELF-based Linux.  There is no a.out support,
and at the speed the Linux world is switching over to ELF there is not
likely to be any in the future.
<p>

You will need at least these pieces to run the "static pre2" version of 
the Java Developer's Kit from blackdown.
<p>

<itemize>
	<item>libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5.2.16&nl
	**** 5.0.9 won't cut it anymore ****
		(The standard C library)

	<item>libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11/lib/libX11.so.6.0 &nl
		(The base X11R6 library)

	<item>libXt.so.6 => /usr/X11/lib/libXt.so.6.0 &nl
		(The Athena toolkit library)

	<item>libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11/lib/libXext.so.6.0 &nl
		(The X extensions library)

	<item>libXpm.so.4 => /usr/X11/lib/libXpm.so.4.3  &nl
		(The X library for pixmap handling.)

	<item>libdl.so.1 => /lib/libdl.so.1.7.9 &nl
		***What is this, some dynamic-loader library?***

        <item>libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11/lib/libICE.so.6.0 &nl
		***Tell me this isn't Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics...**
	<item>libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11/lib/libSM.so.6.0 &nl
		***Java does bondage?***
</itemize>
If you don't already have it get libc.5.2.16.bin.tar.gz  from
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/lnux/packages/GCC/
Uncompress and untar and copy the files in the lib subdirectory
of the top level of the hierarchy to /lib.
<p>

If you don't have a current version of ld.so (or libdl.so.1.7.*) you
will need to update. ld.so.1.7.9 and .11 will work; .10 and other early
versions will not. Get ld-so.1.7.11.tar.gz from ftp://ftp.ods.com/linux/
Uncompress and untar it and run "instldso.sh" which is
in the top level of the resulting hierarchy.
<p>

The C and X support libraries should be in your Linux already.  The
dl, ICE, and SM libraries probably are not.
<p>
***Where can we get these!?***
</sect>