Re: Java Runtime Environment plugin for Firefox

On Jeu 21 juillet 2005 17:55, Jon Roland wrote:
> Igor Guarisma wrote:
>> Somewhere in your dir tree (maybe
>> /usr/java/j2sdk.....) there must be a file named
>> libjavaplugin_oji.so, that's the plugin.
>>
>> You need to do a symlink to that file from the firefox
>> plugin directory
>>
>> ln -s /usr/java/......../libjavaplugin_oji.so
>
> Okay, that worked. Thanks very much.
>
> But would it be so difficult for a packager to write an rpm that would
> invoke Sun's rpm, which presents the license agreement, and would then
> create the symlink in the appropriate directory? That would avoid any
> legal
> problems and get the job done in a way that could allow smooth upgrades
> without having to make it a research project.

Honestly if you compare the process you've just described to rebuilding a
nosrc.rpm the nosrc wins hands on. You'll get a better package and a lot
less human interventions.

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Mailhot