Hey, you were right about the problem; the java that comes with fedora
core linux is not fully compatible with every java application. The
solution I found was to use JPackage to run 2 versions of java
simultaneously (2 'alternatives'). Thanks,
Jack
Andrus Adamchik wrote:
> You don't have to remove the GNU Java, just install Sun Java somewhere
> and make sure that all the executables from Sun JDK are in the path. I
> usually do it with the "alternatives" command. E.g. (assuming Sun JDK is
> installed under /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.5.0_10/):
>
> alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java
> /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.5.0_10/bin/java 1
> alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac
> /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.5.0_10/bin/javac 1
> alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.5.0_10/bin/jar 1
> alternatives --install /opt/java java-home /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.5.0_10 1
>
> Haven't used Core 7 yet, but I assume the configuration steps above
> should work as well.
>
> Andrus
>
> On Jun 28, 2007, at 1:02 PM, Jack O'Connor wrote:
>
>>> java -version
>> java version "1.5.0"
>> gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.1.2 20070502 (Red Hat 4.1.2-12)
>>
>> Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There
>> is NO
>> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
>> PURPOSE.
>>
>> Do you think I should remove the java package from the fedora software
>> manager, and manually install the JDK?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jack
>>
>>
>> Andrus Adamchik wrote:
>>> Hi Jack,
>>> All this is *very* strange. Are you using JDK that comes with Fedora,
>>> or did you install Sun JDK? To check do this:
>>> $ java -version
>>> I know in the past the open source Java port included with Fedora was
>>> unusable (especially with the GUI apps), so Sun Linux JDK must be
>>> installed.
>>> Andrus
>>> On Jun 28, 2007, at 12:33 AM, Jack O'Connor wrote:
>>>> Then change DB URL to jdbc:mysql://localhost/jackdb (where jackdb is
>>>> the
>>>> name of a MySQL DB I have created), and Enter my Username and Password
>>>> for it. Now, if I click Test..., I get:
>>>> Error connecting to DB: Invalid authorization specification message
>>>> form
>>>> server: "Access denied for user 'nobody..localhost' (using
>>>> password: NO)"
>>>> If I continue, and click save, then "New Project", the main window is
>>>> divided into 2 parts as in the tutorial; on the right is the normal
>>>> default screen as in the tutorial, but on the left is on long line:
>>>> org.objectstyle.cayenne.access.DataDomai..0ca22d1[name=UntitledDomain]
>>>>
>>>> NB/ each time I go back into Tools>Preferences>Local DataSources, DB
>>>> URL
>>>> has reset to jdbc:mysql://localhost/database, and Username and Password
>>>> are blank again.
>>
>>
>>
>
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