Java under Wine
 

I'm trying to run a Windows app that needs Java to run. I have SDK 1.4.2 installed on RH 9. When I start the app with Wine it gives a dialog saying it can't find a JRE. Is there any environment variable or configuration file I can set so Wine locates the JRE? I tried setting the PATH in ~/.wine/c/autoexec.bat to C:\windows\Java\jre which is symbolically linked to the SDK directory on RH 9 but this didn't work.
Also, when I start wine it goes through some initialisation of font metrics which takes a long time. There are no fonts in my "Windows" fonts directory. How do I fix this?

Cheers

Spore

Re: Java under Wine
 

I think it would be safe to assume that it
won't work like this... you'll have to install
a windows JRE withint the wine-environment.

The linux java/javac binaries aren't byte-compatible
with the windows environment.


Cheers,
Tink

^^
is it pure java app ?
the why do you care about wine ?
linux has a native java VM (yuck (><) )
you should be able to run it in linux ... without wine =)

Similar problem
 

Hi!

Did anyone figure out if it was possible to install Java under Wine? I'm having to use something with a windows-only plugin called chime, which works fine on its own through IE or windows firefox, but the webpage also requires java and complains about the lack of a JRE. When I try and install one through Wine, for some reason it interprets my disks as being completely full.... it's not looking hopeful!

Jon

Here's something that might help you, it uses crossover office plugin.

http://ariadne.mse.uiuc.edu/Info/Chime/chime_linux.html

Thanks for the suggestion, but actually chime works fine- as does protein explorer. It's Java I'm having trouble with- but is that trouble-free on crossover?

As Tinkster suggested, have you tried installing JRE from sun's home page? That would certainly be my best bet...

And about the font metrics, this is only done the first time wine is run (on a particular x server).

Yep, I've tried installing both JRE and JDK, in a couple of different versions, from a few sources, including sun, all to no avail- I still get the error about having a negative amount of disk space!

Jon