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RE: Installing JWSDP 1.5 with JDK 1.5

From: Kevin Jones <kevinj_at_develop.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:31:48 -0000

> Your system must have been squeaky clean :-)

As I said it was a fresh machine (actually I'm using VPC (Virtual PC) but I
didn't want to mention that in case it muddied the waters, but it means I
can test things on clean setups)

> Thanks for reporting this. Sorry for the trouble it has caused you.

np. Any idea if a 1.5.x release will be made available with a fix?

Kevin Jones
http://public.xdi.org/=kevin.jones
skype (www.skype.com): kevinrjones

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Amiro [mailto:Tom.Amiro_at_Sun.COM]
> Sent: 18 November 2004 23:44
> To: users_at_jwsdp.dev.java.net
> Cc: users_at_jax-rpc.dev.java.net
> Subject: Re: Installing JWSDP 1.5 with JDK 1.5
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> "The customer is always right". I finally was able to
> reproduce the problem.
>
> I did a complete Search on the whole disk of my W2K system
> and there were some other java.exe's I didn't realize were
> there. When I deleted them, and tried the install (clicking
> on the installer) the dos box came up with the usual messages
> but it vanished without the GUI appearing.
>
>
> The problem is that all sorts of applications install their
> own private copies of java.exe and javaw.exe. So when we
> tested with JDK 5 we got a false positive. InstallShield is
> like the energizer bunny in looking for java. It was finding
> an older 1.4 version of Java to actually run the installer.
> But when the GUI displayed the JDKs it found only the version
> 5 appeared.
>
>
> Tom
>
> Kevin Jones wrote:
>
> >It's not a general fix. In my setup I first install Idea
> (the IDE) this
> >has it's own JDK that the JWSDP recognises. So the JWSDP
> installs and I
> >then replace the %JWSDP_HOME%\jwsdp-shared\bin\setenv.bat with a bat
> >file that references the SDK 5.0 HOME directory.
> >
> >(This is essentially what was being recommended to me as a
> work around, i.e.
> >install JDK 1.4 first, as Idea comes with a JDK and JWSDP recognises
> >that then this fixes the problem for me),
> >
> >Kevin Jones
> >http://public.xdi.org/=kevin.jones
> >skype (www.skype.com): kevinrjones
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: ramesh mandava [mailto:Ramesh.Mandava_at_Sun.COM]
> >>Sent: 18 November 2004 19:05
> >>To: users_at_jax-rpc.dev.java.net; users_at_jwsdp.dev.java.net
> >>Subject: Re: Installing JWSDP 1.5 with JDK 1.5
> >>
> >>Hi Kevun:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>Hi Kevin:
> >>>> There seems to be some problem with installer when only
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>JDK 5.0 is
> >>
> >>
> >>>>available ( i.e. where JDK 1.4.2 is not available ) .
> >>>> As a workaround can you please use JDK 1.4.2 at the
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>installation
> >>
> >>
> >>>>time. This shouldn't have any impact on the JDK which you will be
> >>>>using as part of the Container ( AppServer, WebServer or
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>Tomcat ). You
> >>
> >>
> >>>>can still use JDK 5.0
> >>>>
> >>>> If you are using Tomcat then you can change JAVA_HOME
> property in
> >>>> CATALINA_HOME/jwsdp-shared/bin/setenv.sh [ .bat]
> >>>>
> >>>> to point to JDK 5.0 later.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for your interest in JWSDP 1.5
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>This is for a training class that I want to move to JDK
> >>>
> >>>
> >>1.5/JWSDP 1.5
> >>
> >>
> >>>so I can't use JDK 1.4. I do have a workaround for now
> >>>
> >>>
> >>(which works in
> >>
> >>
> >>>my particular scenario) but can you tell me when it will be fixed?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Can you please let us know the workaround that you are
> able to use.
> >>We will definitely fix this bug as part of out next release.
> >>At this point, I can't give any dates for that release though.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Also, can you confirm that the only changes I need to make to JWSDP
> >>>*after* installation is to update
> >>>%JWSDP_HOME%\jwsdp-shared\bin\setenv.bat (and
> >>>setenv) so that the JAVA_HOME set there refers to JDK 5.0
> >>>
> >>>
> >> As part of the integration, if you integrate JWSDP into
> Tomcat then
> >>you
> >> also need to update
> >>
> >> CATALINA_HOME\jwsdp-shared\bin\setenv.bat
> >>
> >> apart from updating
> >>
> >>%JWSDP_HOME%\jwsdp-shared\bin\setenv.bat ( This update is
> needed for
> >>running any scripts/samples under JWSDP_HOME ).
> >>
> >>If you are using AppServer or WebServer then the webapps would be
> >>using the JDK used by the container. You have to use the container
> >>specific way for updating JDK used by the webapps.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Regards
> >>-Ramesh
> >>
> >>
> >>>Kevin Jones
> >>>http://public.xdi.org/=kevin.jones
> >>>skype (www.skype.com): kevinrjones
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: ramesh mandava [mailto:Ramesh.Mandava_at_Sun.COM]
> >>>>Sent: 18 November 2004 17:47
> >>>>To: users_at_jax-rpc.dev.java.net
> >>>>Subject: Re: Installing JWSDP 1.5 with JDK 1.5
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Regards
> >>>>-Ramesh
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>moved to jwsdp users,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>thanks for the pointer,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Kevin Jones
> >>>>>http://public.xdi.org/=kevin.jones
> >>>>>skype (www.skype.com): kevinrjones
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>From: Doug Kohlert [mailto:Doug.Kohlert_at_Sun.COM]
> >>>>>>Sent: 18 November 2004 16:24
> >>>>>>To: users_at_jax-rpc.dev.java.net
> >>>>>>Subject: Re: Installing JWSDP 1.5 with JDK 1.5
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>You should post this message to the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>users_at_jwsdp.dev.java.net alias.
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>Kevin Jones wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>I'm trying to install JWSDP 1.5 on a JDK 1.5 machine. This
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>is a clean
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>install onto Windows 2003. I let JDK 1.5 install into
> c:\program
> >>>>>>>files\java\jdk1.5.0 and then install JWSDP 1.5, the
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>install does not
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>find the JVM. I've tried setting JAVA_HOME and I've tried
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>running the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>install with -is:javahome, so
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>jwspd-1_5-windows-i586.exe -console -is:javahome "c:\program
> >>>>>>>files\java\jdk1.5.0"
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>I've also tried JDK 1.5 in a different directory (one
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>without spaces :)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>), and still no luck. The installer simply does not
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>recognise 1.5, I
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>get this
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>"A suitable JVM could not be found. Please run the program
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>again with
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>the option -is:javahome <JAVA HOME DIR>"
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>So how does it recognise a 1.5 JDK?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Kevin Jones
> >>>>>>>http://public.xdi.org/=kevin.jones
> >>>>>>>skype (www.skype.com): kevinrjones
> >>>>>>>
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