Name: gm110360 Date: 09/05/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1-rc"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-rc-b19)
Java HotSpot (TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-rc-b19, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION : glibc-2.2.5-34
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.4.18-3 #1 Thu Apr 18 07:37:53
EDT 2002 i686 unknown
distribution Red Hat Linux 7.3 valhalla-i386-disc(1-3).iso


EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
im installing the plug-in for j2sdk1.4.1-rc for mozilla
browser 0.9.9 version

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
on the page where you indicate the installation of the java
plugin for linux:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/control_panel_script.html

you indicate for the -j switch that people should type in
the path to the installation location of java. (i.e. "-j
path: As indicated by path, specifies where ControlPanel
script can find the installation location of Java.") but if
you do this then you will get the error message:

   "ControlPanel: Error: Invalid JRE location:
/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1"

Inorder for it to work you must append "/jre" to the end of
the path to indicate where the java runtime is. I think the
ControlPanel is looking for this path instead of the path of
the main installation of Java.

so instead of typing for example:

"-j /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1"

I typed

"-j /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1/jre"

and I managed to get the plug in installed properly and the
applets seem to work fine.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
please read explanation in Description above.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
please read explanation in Description above.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
ControlPanel: Error: Invalid JRE location: /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
you need to include the directory of the java runtime at the
end of the path indicated by the -j switch
(Review ID: 164066)
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