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I would execute this command:

Code:

find / | grep -i libCrun

and search the entire file system for every occurance of the libCrun token. If you run the command above and you don't find it, then it has not been installed. You might find libCrun.so.14 or libCrun.so.2 (just making up names of files) etc.
You can also do something like:

Code:

find / | grep -i libCrun > /tmp/foo

and post the results (the contents of /tmp/foo) here.

I ran the command. It only finds the file in the directory where I placed the patch before loading it. I do not know why the patch did not place that fiel properly, do you know why that might happen? Also, should I just move the files from the /lib directory in the patch itself to my systems /lib directory?

Here is the output from the command:
you will note that patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
is where I put the patch.

# find / | grep -i libCrun
/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1
/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/net/localhost/opt/home/peri/patches/105591-09/SUNWlibC/reloc/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1

OK, now you found it (many times, what's up with that circular link problem?, BTW)

Copy libCrun.so.1 to /usr/local/lib or /usr/lib. Make sure you cache your ldconfig and this small step of your epic journey is done

Also, suggest you track down and fix that misconfigured (symbolic) link that is causing the circular listing pattern above.

[Edited by Neo on 01-26-2001 at 12:37 PM]

Ok, I did move those but I also found other errors asking for other files which led to other patches. I installed all these patches and Java came up fine!!!! SO, as a newbie, I am pretty proud of the fact that I first said it was patches missing from my machine. You seemed to say no, so I wasn't all wet! Anyway, my forte4j IDE is trying to come up but stops short referencing another file, I wiull work that out or post a new question. Can you recommend a solid book for a beginner so I won't have long episodes like this anymore?

AND

How do you get rid of the circular links you noted?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEO, YOU ARE A GREAT HELP.

To me, patches are something that are applied to source code and recompiled to correct errors. Adding dynamic libs etc. may be called 'patches' by the vendors, but they are not really patches, per se. In all technologies, the use of terms and changing uses of terms are always a core source of confusion.

So, because a vendor provides dynamic libs in 'patch format' does not make them 'patches'. In many systems, they are simply 'the libraries', etc. Installing libs are not patching source code and recompiling; so as a newbie, you need to be aware of that. All you did was install dynamic libs (reuseable binary modules)and these libs may or maynot be used for other distributions besides your Java JDK install.

BTW, if installing reuseable code modules (libs) were patches, then the entire concept of object oriented programming would then be called 'patchwork'!!


On your circular links, you need to look at the filesystem and study the links that have been created to trace down the problem. I suggest you look at the books recommended in threads in this forum (do a search) and get a good book on shell programming. It is time to close this particular thread, IMHO. Great job getting your JDK up and running.

BTW: If you can't get your circular links problem solved, please feel free to start a new thread on that particular problem/issue.

Perhaps others (in the future) with similar lib problems will find this thread helpful also.

[Edited by Neo on 01-26-2001 at 06:49 PM]