hi,

i tried to install java sun compiler in mandrake 10.0. there r 2 files available to dload.....

1> RPM in self-extracting file (j2sdk-1_4_2_05-linux-i586-rpm.bin, 33.60 MB)
2> self-extracting file (j2sdk-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.bin, 34.70 MB)

i dloaded both the files.

at first, i typed the command
./j2sdk-1_4_2_05-linux-i586-rpm.bin

then rpm file got extracted n i installed tht rpm using rpm -iv option
. Message appears as package installed successfully. but after tht i tried java, javac n javap command......but the commands were not found. then i went into the
j2sdk/bin direcory....all the commands were listed there......tried to run those command again from tht directory....again the same error...."commnd not found".......but when i typed./java it was giving me all the options to use java........after all this i uninstalled the package using control center....


next try....after successfully uninstalling the prev package....i typed
./j2sdk-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.bin n it extracted all the packages....
again the same error displayed when i tried to run java command.......i went to the j2sdk/bin directory ...commands were listed there....but in tht directory also same error got displayed......

n i also set the classpath variable using in both attempts
export CLASSPATH="/j2sdk/bin"

in my prev installed mandrake 10.0 when i run the self extracted file...it worked.....then wats the prob.....i m not able to figure it out....plz someone help me.....

n guys also tell me how to use gcc compiler for java

What needs to happen is one of 2 things:
put j2sdk/bin in your $PATH or put a symlink to all the executables, java, javac, etc.. in /usr/bin

thanx scuzzman,

sorry...i forgot to tell......i had set the classpath using export CLASSPATH="/j2sdk/lib".....but when i tried to run java command from the /j2sdk/bin it wasnt executed n was getting the error command not found....tht means if java command is not getting excuted frm the directory where it is listed then its of no use to make a symbolic link....neways...i made symbolic link also but it was of no use.......tell me some othere way