README Blackdown Java-Linux Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition Version 1.3.1_02b FCS (Based on Sun's Version 1.3.1_02-FCS) For a more extensive HTML version of this file, see README.html. Contents * Introduction * System Requirements * Installation * Release Notes * Bug Reports and Feedback * Java 2 SDK Documentation * Blackdown Java-Linux Web Pages * Sun Java Web Pages Introduction Thank you for downloading this release of the Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition. The Java 2 SDK is a development environment for building applications, applets, and components that can be deployed on the Java platform. The Java 2 SDK software includes tools useful for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language and running on the Java platform. These tools are designed to be used from the command line. Except for appletviewer, these tools do not provide a graphical user interface. The release comes with the Java Plug-in product as part of the Java 2 Runtime Environment. You can use the Java Plug-in product to enable browsers to run applets based on the Java 2 Platform. For more information about the Java Plug-in product, see the section titled "Java 2 Runtime Environment and Java Plug-in" in the README.html file. This release includes both the HotSpot Server and Client VMs. The HotSpot Client VM is used by default. The Java2 SDK also contains the native threads and green threads Classic VMs. Unlike in Java2 v1.2.2 the JIT compiler for the classic VM is not enabled by default, you have to set JAVA_COMPILER=sunwjit or use -Djava.compiler=sunwjit if you want to use the bundled JIT compiler with the classic VM. System Requirements This version of the Java 2 SDK is supported on Linux systems running the Linux kernel v 2.2.16 or newer and glibc v 2.1.3 or newer. Blackdown does support running the Java 2 SDK on SMP kernels. You should have about 80 megabytes of free disk space before attempting to install the Java 2 SDK software. If you also install the separate documentation download bundle, you need an additional 130 megabytes of free disk space. NOTE: This version does not work with glibc-2.1.92 (a broken glibc-2.2 test release) which is shipped with RedHat 7.0. Please get the necessary updates/fixes from the RedHat site. Installation The complete Java 2 SDK is composed of the SDK Software plus the SDK Documentation, each of which is separately downloadable. Installation instructions are maintained on the web site: Installation instructions are in the local INSTALL file and at http://www.blackdown.org/ Refer to the copyright and license for legal terms of use. Release Notes See the Release Notes on the Java Software web site for additional information pertaining to this release. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/relnotes.html The on-line release notes will be updated as needed, so you should check it occasionally for the latest information. Bug Reports and Feedback If you think you have found a Blackdown specific bug please take a look at our known bugs page (http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/known-bugs.html) before submitting a bug at our bug reporting page (http://www.blackdown.org/cgi-bin/jdk). Java 2 SDK Documentation The on-line Java 2 SDK Documentation contains API specifications, feature descriptions, developer guides, tool reference pages, demos, and links to related information. It is located at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/ The Java 2 SDK documentation is also available in a download bundle which you can install locally on your machine. See the Java 2 SDK download page: http://java.sun.com/jdc/earlyAccess/j2sdk131/docs.html Blackdown Java-Linux Web Pages For additional information, refer to these Blackdown Java-Linux pages on the World Wide Web: http://www.blackdown.org/ The Blackdown Java-Linux web site, with the latest information on product information, news, and features. http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/ Blackdown Java-Linux Status and Information page. http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html Blackdown Java-Linux FTP mirrors. Sun Java Web Pages For additional information, refer to these Sun Microsystems pages on the World Wide Web: http://java.sun.com/ The Java Software web site, with the latest information on Java technology, product information, news, and features. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/ Java 2 SDK Web Site http://java.sun.com/docs Java Platform Documentation provides access to white papers, the Java Tutorial and other documents. http://java.sun.com/jdc The Java Developer Connection(SM) web site. (Free registration required.) Additional technical information, news, and features; user forums; support information, and much more. http://java.sun.com/products/ Java Technology Products & API Credits The following people have helped with the porting of Java 2 to Linux: Juergen Kreileder Kevin B. Hendricks Johan Vos Eddie C. Dost Scott Hutinger Karl Asha Kars de Jong Calvin Austin Matt Peterson Steve Byrne Anand Palaniswamy Tod Matola Greg Wolodkin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, is a product of Sun Microsystems(TM), Inc. This product includes code licensed from RSA Data Security. Copyright © 1997-2001, Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California 94303-4900 USA. All rights reserved.