8/21/01

       Java Development Kit default set to 1.3.1 for all platforms  
 
The Java Development Kit release 1.3.1 has been installed and made the
default for all platforms. The Solaris and Linux versions are from Sun-
this represents a change for Linux as we formerly used an IBM release.
This change makes the Linux Netscape plugin now work for the first time.

The Sun and Linux installations include Java 3d and the Java Advanced Imaging
API- these are not currently available for SGI.

Please note that while "add java" is the proper command to attach the right
locker for SGI and Linux, you need to type "add -f java" on Suns in order
to bypass an older version supplied with Solaris.

These are the latest production releases as of this writing. Beta 1.4
releases for Sun and Linux are also installed (see below).

To run other versions now do "add java" (SGI, Linux) or "add -f java" (Sun)
followed by a JDK command immediately followed by a "-ver" switch, i.e. like:

javac -ver 1.1.6 myfile.java 

(if you use any other command-line switches, they must follow the
"-ver" switch). 

Documentation in html format is available starting from:

https://web.mit.edu/java_v1.3.1/www/index.html (general 1.3.1 documentation)
https://web.mit.edu/java_v1.3.1/www/java3dindex.html (Java 3d documentation)
https://web.mit.edu/java_v1.3.1/www/jaiindex.html (Java Advanced 
                                                       Imaging documentation)
https://web.mit.edu/java_v1.3.1/www/sgiindex.html (SGI-specific documentation)
 
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A beta version of JDK 1.4.0 is also available for Sun and Linux, but is
not the default. Access it as above for "other versions", using 1.4.0b
as the version.

Documentation is available starting from 
https://web.mit.edu/java_v1.4.0b/distrib/share/docs/index.html
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This message is in file /mit/java/Athena/messages/JDK131def if you want to
read it again.

Please report installation problems or questions to 3partysw@mit.edu