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<sect1 id="java" xreflabel="Java-&openjdk-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="java.html"?>


  <title>Java-&openjdk-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="java">
    <primary sortas="a-java">JDK Binary</primary>
  </indexterm>


  <sect2>
    <title>About Java</title>
    <para>
      Java is different from most of the packages in LFS and BLFS. It
      is a programming language that works with files of bytecode to obtain
      instructions and executes them in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). An
      introductory java program looks like:
    </para>

<screen><literal>public class HelloWorld
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        System.out.println("Hello, World");
    }
}</literal></screen>

    <para>
      This program is saved as <filename>HelloWorld.java</filename>. The
      file name, <emphasis>HelloWorld</emphasis>, must match the class name.
      It is then converted into byte code with
      <command>javac HelloWorld.java</command>. The output file is
      <filename>HelloWorld.class</filename>.  The program is executed with
      <command>java HelloWorld</command>.  This creates a JVM and runs the
      code.  The 'class' extension must not be specified.
    </para>

    <para>
      Several class files can be combined into one file with the
      <command>jar</command> command. This is similar to the standard
      <command>tar</command> command. For instance, the command
      <command>jar cf myjar.jar *.class</command> will combine all class files
      in a directory into one jar file. These act as library files.
    </para>

    <para>
      The JVM can search for and use classes in jar files automatically.
      It uses the <envar>CLASSPATH</envar> environment variable to search for
      jar files. This is a standard list of colon-separated directory names
      similar to the <envar>PATH</envar> environment variable.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="java-bin" xreflabel="Java Binary" role="package">
    <title>Binary JDK Information</title>

    <para>
      Creating a JVM from source requires a set of circular dependencies.
      The first thing that's needed is a set of programs called a Java
      Development Kit (JDK).  This set of programs includes
      <command>java</command>, <command>javac</command>,
      <command>jar</command>, and several others. It also includes several
      base <emphasis>jar</emphasis> files.
    </para>

    <para>
      To start, we set up a binary installation of the JDK created
      by the BLFS editors.  It is installed in the <filename>/opt</filename>
      directory to allow for multiple installations, including a source based
      version.
    </para>

    &lfs112_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Binary Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Binary download (x86): <ulink url="&openjdk-download-binary-x86;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &openjdk-bin-md5sum-x86;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size (binary): &openjdk-bin-size-x86;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &openjdk-bin-buildsize-x86;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Binary download (x86_64): <ulink url="&openjdk-download-binary-x64;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &openjdk-bin-md5sum-x64;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size (binary): &openjdk-bin-size-x64;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &openjdk-bin-buildsize-x64;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Java Binary Runtime Dependencies</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref role="runtime" linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
      <xref role="runtime" linkend="cups"/>,
      <xref role="runtime" linkend="giflib"/>, and
      <xref role="runtime" linkend="xorg7-lib"/>
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of the Java BinaryJDK </title>
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    <note>
      <para>
        The tarball
        <emphasis>openjdk-&openjdk-version;_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz</emphasis> will
        untar to the <emphasis>jdk-&openjdk-version;</emphasis> directory.
      </para>
    </note>
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    <para>
      Begin by extracting the appropriate binary tarball for your
      architecture and changing to the extracted directory. Install the binary
      <application>OpenJDK</application> with the following commands as the
      <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>install -vdm755 /opt/OpenJDK-&openjdk-version;-bin &amp;&amp;
mv -v * /opt/OpenJDK-&openjdk-version;-bin         &amp;&amp;
chown -R root:root /opt/OpenJDK-&openjdk-version;-bin</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      The binary version is now installed. You may create a symlink to that
      version by issuing, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
      user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -sfn OpenJDK-&openjdk-version;-bin /opt/jdk</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      You may now proceed to <xref linkend="ojdk-conf"/>, where the
      instructions assume that the above link exists.
    </para>

  </sect2>

</sect1>