118254 – No Java /usr/bin file or symlink

Bug 118254 - No Java /usr/bin file or symlink

Summary: No Java /usr/bin file or symlink

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	AMD64 Linux

Importance:	High major (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2006-01-07 23:27 UTC by Andrew Dorney
Modified:	2006-01-07 23:49 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Andrew Dorney 2006-01-07 23:27:59 UTC

I just emerged blackdown-jre-1.4.2.03 and tried to run a .jar file. It wouldn't run, because it couldn't find the executable. After I ran ln -s /opt/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.03/bin/java /usr/bin/java, it worked just fine. Is this symlink missing for a reason, or...?

~~ Andrew D.

Comment 1 Josh Nichols (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-01-07 23:49:53 UTC

You need to run 'env-update && source /etc/profile' as the post install instructs.  This updates the environment to put /opt/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.03/bin on your PATH.