[Wine] Re: Java in Firefox

[rockinup1231]

James McKenzie wrote:
> sjc1963 wrote:
> 
> > Dan Kegel wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 4:52 PM, vitamin <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > You know some one just have too much time on their hands. And they have nothing else to do.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > Like me.  That's exactly the kind of think I like
> > > doing; it's a good test of wine.  If it doesn't work,
> > > I file bugs.  Like, oh, say
> > > http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4860
> > > Perhaps that's what the original poster was thinking.
> > > 
> > > One can imagine a real scenario where this would
> > > be useful.  A user who wants to use one web browser
> > > for everything, and is forced to use the windows version
> > > of firefox by some awful windows-specific plugin,
> > > might well want to install the Windows version of Java
> > > and expect it to work.
> > > - Dan
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > And here I thought that Java was OS independent.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> Java bytecode is OS independent, but you need a Java Runtime Engine or 
> Java Software Development Kit for the OS or bytecode cannot be run.  So, 
> if you are running a windows emulator to reproduce the WindowsXP 
> environment, you also need a WindowsXP JRE in that enviroment or Java 
> bytecode programs cannot run.  This DOES NOT APPLY TO JAVA PROGRAMS 
> COMPILED TO RUN 'NATIVELY' LIKE OPENOFFICE.ORG.  These programs must 
> have a JRE, but the code runs natively and thus are compiled to the 
> environment.
> 
> So if you need to install a Windows JRE, you will need to go to 
> java.sun.com and download it.  You will also need to set the windows 
> version to match the JRE you just obtained.  If it will not install, 
> visit the Applications Database for workarounds and previous bug 
> reports.  If a bug report does not exist for the environment you are 
> attempting to install Sun Java into, then please file a bug report and 
> link it into the Applications Database entry.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> James McKenzie


Okay, that I can do. :D

And for the record, I DO have too much time on my hands. xD I didn't mean to press this on anyone, but I didn't know about where Java was currently in terms of working to begin with outside what the appDB says (which under the JRE category, it says it works, while it doesn't show to in Firefox but I haven't tried your suggestion yet.)

Again, thanks for the help.