Name: rmT116609 Date: 02/25/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Debian/GNU Linux 3.0r2

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Odd error message is displayed at the end of installation process.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the installer on any system with no rpm pakcage manager installed.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Installation process with no error messages.
ACTUAL -
Cut and paste follows:

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Creating j2sdk1.5.0/jre/lib/deploy.jar
Loading classes to share ... done.
Rewriting and unlinking classes ... done.
Calculating hash values for String objects .. done.
Calculating fingerprints ... done.
Removing unshareable information ... done.
Moving most read-only objects to shared space at 0x51780000 ... done.
Moving additional symbols to shared space at 0x51c9fe08 ... done.
Read-only space ends at 0x51d095b0, 5805488 bytes.
Moving read-write objects to shared space at 0x51f80000 ... done.
Read-write space ends at 0x52539fa0, 6004640 bytes.
Updating references to shared objects ... done.

./j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin: rpm: command not found
./j2sdk-1_5_0-beta-linux-i586.bin: rpm: command not found
 
Done.
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Or, if rpm is installed but not rpm database exists:

--
Updating references to shared objects ... done.

error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
 
Done.
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REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
It seems the error messages do not compromise the installaton.
(Incident Review ID: 240141)
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