Java installation problem

[puckmon]

Hey guys:

I'm hoping some has seen this before, but I cannot figure this one out., and I've looked elsewhere for a while now.

I have this problem with my current linux kernel 2.0.35, and an older one (can't remember what I had before.) Anyway, I have downloaded Java sdk 1.4.09 (and several older ones throughout the last year or so) and every time I run the self-extracting file (not the rpm version, but the other one), I only get a directory j2sdk1.4.2_09 and a few config files. I do not get the java binaries or any other java goodies I normally get, almost as if the installation doesn't complete.

I know it doesn't work right, and I know the self-extracting file works because on one occasion I tried the EXACT SAME self-extracting install on Caldera and got the full Java sdk.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

-joel

[RustamB]

These files you downloaded are source archives. Ones you extract them, you have to, generally, run "./configure", "make" and "make install" (last one as root) in order to prepare your configuration scripts, compile sources and install binaries.