[R] JGR / linux

[g-h-d]

Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> 
> 
> On 3 June 2008 at 13:44, g-h-d wrote:
> | > | > $ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
> | > | > 
> | > | > $ sudo update-alternatives --config java
> | > | > 
> | > | > There are 5 alternatives which provide `java'.
> | > | > 
> | > | > Selection Alternative
> | > | > -----------------------------------------------
> | > | > 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/bin/java
> | > | > 2 /usr/bin/gij-4.1
> | > | > 3 /usr/bin/gij-4.2
> | > | > 4 /usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj/jre/bin/java
> | > | > + 5 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-icedtea/jre/bin/java
> |
> | About the message resulting from calling say ?matrix: the message may be
> a
> | warning, but ?matrix just doesnt work, I can't use it (or any other help
> | command).
> 
> I see. That appears to be the same at my end. You may want to bring that
> to
> the attention of the rosuda.org folks.
>  
> | About "doing the same update-alternatives call for 'javah' and 'javac'."
> I
> | actually don't know what you mean exactly. Could you please clarify?
> Thanks.
> 
> See what I left from your initial post -- besides running 
> 
>     $ sudo update-alternatives --config java
> 
> it may be prudent to also redirect via
> 
>     $ sudo update-alternatives --config javac
>     $ sudo update-alternatives --config javah
> 
> as 'R CMD javareconf' checkes for all three.  But as you got JGR built,
> this
> may not matter. I always found that other java compilers from gij, gcj,
> ecj,
> ... would get in the way.
> 
> Hope this helps, Dirk
> 
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Thanks for clarifying.

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