Have seen IBM as a better runtime enviroment than Sun Microsystems -
anyone have a direct link. What one is easier to install for a newwwwbie.

the official java from sun works fine thank you...

=)

Don't know if anyone can help with this next question , I need to compile the socket server for the client with the following command and I get this. . .

[root@localhost wishweb-1.5.2]# make x10serv
gcc -I.. x10serv.c -o x10serv
make: gcc: Command not found
make: *** [x10serv] Error 127
[root@localhost wishweb-1.5.2]#

I don't know if it is my java install at fault or something else.
I believe I have latest j2re and j2sdk packages installed from Sun Microsystems. I followed their install steps.

you need to make sure you have the gcc compiler installed...

How do I check that ?
Is that part of Linux or 3rd party Java I installed?

it's the "c" compiler used by the free software community... it isn't related to java in any way...

http://gcc.gnu.org/

it should be on your installation cds... you can install it from there if it's not already installed...

you can check if it's installed by looking at the output of this:

rpm -qa | grep gcc

What symbol is between qa and gcc

the "pipe" symbol... you're using it to send the output of the "rpm" command to the input of the "grep" command...

http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modul...rial&pageid=21

OK been there done that gcc now installed. Now get keytool error when
making .jar - I think the info I need is in the code - I don't know where to
apply it.
[linuxx10@localhost wishweb-1.5.2]$ make x10home.jar
make: `x10home.jar' is up to date.
[linuxx10@localhost wishweb-1.5.2]$ make signedx10home.jar
touch x10home.key
rm -f x10home.key
keytool -genkey -alias x10home -keypass x10homepassword -dname \
"CN=x10 home, OU=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=Middleburg, ST=VA, C=US" \
-storepass x10home -keystore x10home.key
/bin/sh: line 1: keytool: command not found
make: *** [x10home.key] Error 127
[linuxx10@localhost wishweb-1.5.2]$