Java plugin fails when mozilla is started with the following error: tony@power:~$ LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library /opt/blackdown-jre-1.3.1/plugin/i386/mozilla/javaplugin_oji.so [/opt/blackdown-jre-1.3.1/plugin/i386/mozilla/javaplugin_oji.so: undefined symbol: __vt_17nsGetServiceByCID] This was with blackdown, ibm and sun version give basically the same error..undefined symbol
Cannot be fixed if not by sun/blackdown. http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116444
Maybe a binary version of mozilla compiled with gcc2.95 should be placed in portage so ppl could install mozilla-bin if they wanted java support as the problem doesn't seem to be going to get resolved in the near future.
And how you think its going to work with all the gcc3 compiled C++ libs ?
Can't it be compiled with static libs? I know it is a pain, I just throwing ideas around to find a way out for the time being.
I'm so p*ssed with Sun, Blackdown and IBM for not rebuilding their JDKs on the current stable release of GCC, I'm inclined to mark this as WONTFIX. If I'm not mistaken there are no solutions to this problem. I believe the only thing to do is lobby your Java vendor for a GCC3.2 compiled JDK. See Sun's "Bug Parade" #4694590. Vote for that bug if you wish, and maybe drop a friendly comment on why you think it's important. If you wish to access an applet, consider using the "appletviewer" program which ships with most JDKs.
*** Bug 9239 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 9220 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
As far as i can tell there is a working version of java for redhat 8.0 they are running gcc 3.2 so it is possible ill find out how and post some more info
*** Bug 13384 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Maybe there should be a small comment on this bug in the port? It's no fun that the people are running into that problem on and on.
FYI: I emailed Sun about this issue here's the response: -----Original Message----- From: Calvin Austin [mailto:calvin.austin@sun.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [Fwd: gcc 3.2.x build of the sdk?] Hi Craig We are trying to remove the plugin C++ dependencies for our 1.4.2 release. We only have the resources to build and test one version so if we shipped a gcc 3.2 version today it wouldn't work on most of the other browsers out there because of the same ABI incompatility issue with gcc. I know its not the gentoo way but you can get a mozilla build from mozilla.org that will work regards calvin
