glfs/xsoft/other/icedtea-web.xml
DJ Lucas 7b305b088e Clarification of IcedTea-Web symlink instrcutions.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
%general-entities;
<!ENTITY icedtea-web-download-http "http://icedtea.classpath.org/download/source/icedtea-web-&icedtea-web-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY icedtea-web-download-ftp " ">
<!ENTITY icedtea-web-md5sum "30f969de0503a296226ae0a1876f9702">
<!ENTITY icedtea-web-size "820 KB">
<!ENTITY icedtea-web-buildsize "20 MB">
<!ENTITY icedtea-web-time "0.4 SBU">
]>
<sect1 id="icedtea-web" xreflabel="IcedTea-Web-&icedtea-web-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="icedtea-web.html"?>
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<title>IcedTea-Web-&icedtea-web-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="icedtea-web">
<primary sortas="a-IcedTea-Web">IcedTea-Web</primary>
</indexterm>
<sect2 role="package">
<title>Introduction to IcedTea-Web</title>
<para>The <application>IcedTea-Web</application> package contains both a
<application>Java</application> browser plugin, and a new webstart
implementation, licensed under GPLV3.</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&icedtea-web-download-http;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&icedtea-web-download-ftp;"/></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download MD5 sum: &icedtea-web-md5sum;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Download size: &icedtea-web-size;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Estimated disk space required: &icedtea-web-buildsize;</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Estimated build time: &icedtea-web-time;</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">IcedTea-Web Dependencies</bridgehead>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
<para role="required"><xref linkend="icedtea6"/> (built from source)</para>
<para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
<ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/icedtea-web"/></para>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of IcedTea-Web</title>
<para>Install <application>IcedTea-Web</application> by running the
following commands:</para>
<screen><userinput>sed 's@prefix)/man@mandir)@' \
-i Makefile.in &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=${JAVA_HOME}/jre \
--with-jdk-home=${JAVA_HOME} \
--disable-docs \
--mandir=${JAVA_HOME}/man &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>
<!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make test</command>.</para> -->
<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
<para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="commands">
<title>Command Explanations</title>
<para><parameter>--with-jdk-home</parameter>: This switch provides the
location of the installed <application>JDK</application>.</para>
<para><parameter>--disable-docs</parameter>: This switch disables
installation of additional developer-related documentation. Omit this
switch if you would like to do development work on
<application>IcedTea-Web</application>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="configuration">
<title>Configuration Information</title>
<para>As the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, create a
symbolic link to the plugin from your browser(s) plugins directory, where
<replaceable>&lt;arch&gt;</replaceable> is either
<filename class="directory">i386</filename> or
<filename class="directory">amd64</filename>:</para>
<screen><userinput role="root">ln -s ${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/&lt;<replaceable>arch</replaceable>&gt;/IcedTeaPlugin.so \
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/</userinput></screen>
<important>
<para>The plugin must be a symlink for it to work. If not, the browsers
will crash when you attempt to load a <application>Java</application>
application.</para>
</important>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="content">
<title>Contents</title>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>itweb-settings, javaws, and pluginappletviewer</seg>
<seg>IcedTeaPlugin.so, about.jar, netx.jar, plugin.jar</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
<varlistentry id="itweb-settings">
<term><command>itweb-settings</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>allows customization of the browser plugin and
<application>javaws</application>.</para>
<indexterm zone="icedtea-web itweb-settings">
<primary sortas="b-itweb-settings">itweb-settings</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="javaws-itweb">
<term><command>javaws</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>launches Java application/applets hosted on a network.</para>
<indexterm zone="icedtea-web javaws-itweb">
<primary sortas="b-javaws">javaws</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="pluginappletviewer">
<term><command>pluginappletviewer</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>runs Java applets outside of the context of a browser.</para>
<indexterm zone="icedtea-web pluginappletviewer">
<primary sortas="b-pluginappletviewer">pluginappletviewer</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="IcedTeaPlugin">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>IcedTeaPlugin.so</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>is the <application>Java</application> browser plugin.</para>
<indexterm zone="icedtea-web IcedTeaPlugin">
<primary sortas="c-IcedTeaPlugin">IcedTeaPlugin.so</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="aboutjar">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>about.jar</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions for the about dialog boxes.</para>
<indexterm zone="icedtea-web aboutjar">
<primary sortas="c-aboutjar">about.jar</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="netxjar">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>netx.jar</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions for the
<application>IcedTea-Web</application>
webstart implementation (NetX).</para>
<indexterm zone="icedtea-web netxjar">
<primary sortas="c-netxjar">netx.jar</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="pluginjar">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>plugin.jar</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>contains functions for the
<application>IcedTea-Web</application>
<application>Java</application> plugin.</para>
<indexterm zone="icedtea-web pluginjar">
<primary sortas="c-pluginjar">plugin.jar</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>