93910 – firefox can run java due to a missing symlink

Bug 93910 - firefox can run java due to a missing symlink

Summary: firefox can run java due to a missing symlink

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Java team

URL:	http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-...
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Reported:	2005-05-25 03:03 UTC by tim
Modified:	2005-05-26 02:40 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description tim 2005-05-25 03:03:02 UTC

adding "java" to the firefox use flags will only emerge the blackdown-jre, but not add the following symlink:
ln -s /opt/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.01/plugin/i386/mozilla/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/nsbrowser/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

the forum url describes the problem. i think, it would be useful to adapt the ebuild file ....

thanks

Comment 1 Jan Brinkmann (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-05-26 02:09:05 UTC

USE="mozilla" emerge blackdown-jdk , for example

Comment 2 tim 2005-05-26 02:30:34 UTC

well, for running java applets only a java runtime environment is needed, not a
java development kit ...

USE="java" emerge mozilla-firefox should enable java support for firefox and
work out of the box...

- either add the blackdown-jdk to the firefox dependencies
- or create this symlink

Comment 3 Jan Brinkmann (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-05-26 02:40:15 UTC

you have to merge the browser with java support enabled. the symlink is created
by the jdk's / jre's. so, if you dont want a jdk then :

USE="mozilla" emerge blackdown-jre , that's why i said "for example" :)