About Java compiler

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Debian 5.0

I need to install Java compiler to start my learning on Java.

On;
Virtual Package: java-compiler
Debian -- Details of package java-compiler in sid

I found;
gcj-4.3

The GNU compiler for Java(TM)

$ apt-cache policy gcj

gcj:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 4:4.3.2-2
  Version table:
     4:4.3.2-2 0
        500 http://ftp.hk.debian.org lenny/main Packages

gcj is on Debian repo


However on the tutorial;
"Hello World!" for Solaris OS and Linux (The Java™ Tutorials > Getting Started > The "Hello World!" Application)

it uses "javac"

I can't find it on repo. Whether it is Sun's package. I need to download on Sun
website? TIA

I found;
javacc - A parser generator for use with Java

on repo.


B.R.
satimis

[drl]

Hi.

Notes in my diary:

Installed sun-java6-jdk to try to get a standard Java system plus
plugins for Iceweasel.

This installed:
java-common odbcinst1debian1 sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre unixodbc

Removed gcj components.

Also installed sun-java-plugin for iceweasel (Firefox).

All installs were from lenny repository:

sun-java6-jdk:
  Installed: 6-12-1
  Candidate: 6-12-1
  Version table:
 *** 6-12-1 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/non-free Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

So you'll need to enable the non-free section in /etc/apt/sources.list. Here are the lines I have in mine:

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib non-free
deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib non-free

Best wishes ... cheers, drl

[satimis]

Hi.

Notes in my diary:
[CODE]Installed sun-java6-jdk to try to get a standard Java system plus
plugins for Iceweasel.

- snip -

Hi drl,

Thanks for your advice.

That is java plugins NOT java compiler.

I got it now after installing "openjdk-6-jdk"

$ which javac

/usr/bin/javac

B.R.
satimis