Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA03431; Fri, 29 Dec 95 01:42:28 EST Received: from liquor.cabi.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA11401; Fri, 29 Dec 95 01:42:23 EST Received: (from listadm@localhost) by liquor.cabi.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) id BAA31099; Fri, 29 Dec 1995 01:27:32 -0500 Resent-Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 01:27:32 -0500 X-Sender: chapman@saul6.u.washington.edu Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 22:20:14 -0800 (PST) From: Randy Chapman To: Jeff Harrington Cc: java-linux@java.blackdown.org Subject: Re: Stupid ENV Variable Question Again.... In-Reply-To: <199512282241.OAA26462@shellx.best.com> Message-Id: Foo: foo-bar Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Resent-Message-Id: <"ss8BO2.0.Nb7.Deuum"@liquor> Resent-From: java-linux@java.blackdown.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/794 X-Loop: java-linux@java.blackdown.org Precedence: list Resent-Sender: java-linux-request@java.blackdown.org On Thu, 28 Dec 1995, Jeff Harrington wrote: > My java is in /usr/local/java javac is in /usr/local/java/bin. CLASSPATH > is set to /usr/local/java. OK, I can compile *.java files *if* I do this > from /usr/local/java: > > bin/java ~/somewhere/*.java > > But if I do this > > /usr/local/java/bin/java *.java it fails with that wretched > > dirname: too many arguments > etc... So fix where in the script in calls dirname... J_HOME=/usr/local/java or wherever... > Also, I can't get the interpreter to work. bin/java Clock.java just fails call the interpreter like so: bin/java Clock > Sorry, these questions seem so trivial but I don't see them addressed in > the HOWTO nor the FAQ. The HOWTO tells you to run it with bin/java! Thats because they are standard java qustions. Consult the sun web page. --randy