Compiling in Linux

[kliz0328]

I am trying to compile so java files in Linux and know nothing about Linux. I was wondering hot to set the class path to point to the javac.exe file?

 

[sedj]

you don't point CLASSPATH at the compiler - you point your PATH.

If java is installed in /usr/java, then :

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

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[Diancecht]

I'd look first for a Linux installation of Java, that javac.exe didn't sound very good outside Win*

Cheers,
Dian

 

[kliz0328]

Sedj-
Is that something that I type in on the commandline then?

Do you think it would just be a better idea to download Suns Java for Linux?

 

[sedj]

>>>> Is that something that I type in on the commandline then?
Yes, or you can add it to your user's profile, so that you don't have to do it again and again.

>>>> Do you think it would just be a better idea to download Suns Java for Linux?

Depending on which Linux distro you are using, you may have GCJ (GNU Java compiler) or Kaffe, or Sun Java. If you do not have Sun's, then I would certainly install it.

Whether or not you have Sun's JDK, you will still need to do the commands I showed earlier.

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[Diancecht]

By the way, a /usr/java/javac -version at command line would be enough to check which version, if any, is installed.

Cheers,
Dian