Re: [g-a-devel] Java-access-bridge INSTALL Discrepency

[Bill Haneman <Bill Haneman Sun COM>]

Janina:

I believe that the gcj issue you cite below will be solved as long as 
the "Sun" java executables precede gcj in your $path.  The simple test 
"which java" would then suffice to test this.

- Bill

Janina Sajka wrote:
> I promissed to report on default settings in Fedora. I have just
> concluded a fresh install of Fedora Core 3. From the following it's
> clear some user intervention will be required to get Java Access Bridge
> wqorking. In particular, apropos our discussion the other day, one must
> undo (or circumvent) gcj:
>
> #which java
> /usr/bin/java
> [root concerto 18:07:20] ~#file /usr/bin/java
> /usr/bin/java: symbolic link to `/etc/alternatives/java'
> [root concerto 18:07:30] ~#file /etc/alternatives/java
> /etc/alternatives/java: symbolic link to
> `/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java'
> Padraig O'Briain writes:
>
> > Janina,
> >
> > I believe that the references to environment variables in the INSTALL
> > file is shorthand.
> >
> > I reinstalled my desktop system this morning and this is what I did to
> > get accessibility working for Java applications.
> >
> > Note that I do not have JAVA_HOME or JRE_HOME environment variables set.
> > If I do `which java` I get /usr/bin/java. /usr/bin/java is a link to
> > /usr/java/bin/java. /usr/java is a link to /usr/jdk/instances/jdk1.5.0.
> > The GNOME files of interest, i.e. accessibility.properties and
> > gnome-java-bridge.jar, are in /usr/share/jar/.
> >
> > su -
> > cd /usr/jdk/instances/jdk1.5.0/jre/lib
> > ln -s /usr/share/jar/accessibility.properties .
> > cd ext
> > ln -s /usr/share/jar/gnome-java-bridge.jar .
> >
> > Java applications will now load the java access bridge.
> >
> > Padraig
> >
> > Janina Sajka wrote:
> >
> > > I'm returning to this email and have expanded the cc's on the email
> > > somewhat. I am trying to be thorough here because I author a HOWTO for
> > > Linux users that's widely read by users who are blind or visually
> > > impaired. So, please bear with my desire for clarity here:
> > >
> > > Padraig O'Briain writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks, Padraig. Unfortunately, I see two typos in the new guidance
> > > > > below--at least, I think they're typos:
> > > > >
> > > > > Padraig O'Briain writes:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > The text in the INSTALL file is wrong. I have updated it in CVS . I have
> > > > > > attached the new version to this mail.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  
> > > > >
> > > > > ... snip snip ...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > You may optionally include a java_home environment variable:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 	./autogen.sh --prefix=/opt/gnome-2.0 --with-java-home=/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (2a) If you obtained the java-access-bridge via a tarfile,
> > > > > > run "./configure" in this directory with options as above.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (3) run make to build gnome-java-access.tar.  You will need 
> > > > > > a Java Virtual Machine version 1.4.0 beta4 or higher.  
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (4) run make install. 
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (5) before running a Java program with the Java Access Bridge, you
> > > > > > will need to make sure that your GNOME 2 installation enables
> > > > > > CORBA traffic over IP from the ORBit2 ORB.  Do this by including
> > > > > > the following line in a file, ".orbitrc" in your home directory:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ORBIIOPIPv4=1
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You also need to modify your Java runtime environment to include
> > > > > > gnome-java-bridge.jar in $JRE_HOME/lib/ext  and accessibility.properties 
> > > > > > in $JRE_HOME/lib.  The best way to do this is to create a symbolic links from 
> > > > > >  
> > > > >
> > > > > 1.)	Did you mean to write "$JAVA_HOME" where you have "$JRE_HOME?"
> > > >
> > > > No. According to README $JRE_HOMEis normally $JAVA_HOME/jre.
> > >
> > > OK. But is this a requirement on the running system? Is
> > > java-access-bridge looking for an environment variable $JRE_HOME? Or is
> > > it sufficient to provide $JAVA_HOME as most documentation seems to
> > > suggest?
> > >
> > > Also, if $JRE_HOME is only referenced by the README for
> > > java-access-bridge, isn't it clearer to repeat how $JRE_HOME is derived
> > > in the INSTALL file as well? After all, the point is to support users,
> > > not to test thorough research skills, correct?
> > >
> > > 				Janina
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > > 2.)	I think you mean "create symbolic links," and not "create a symbolic
> > > > > links?"
> > > >
> > > > Yes.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > 				Janina
> >
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