Issued:
2010-06-22
Updated:
2010-06-22

RHBA-2010:0491 - New packages: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap

Synopsis

New packages: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

New java-1.4.2-ibm-sap packages that comprise IBM's 1.4.2 SDK release are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for SAP. These new packages serve as enhanced replacements for the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for SAP.

Description

IBM Java releases include the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit (SDK). These packages comprise IBM's 1.4.2 Java release:

  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap

  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo

  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-devel

  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm

  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src

Important: these new java-1.4.2-ibm-sap packages (for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for SAP) serve as a replacement for the previously-released java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for SAP. The previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP, which were released as the RHEA-2009:1195 advisory, were not able to be installed alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary channel. These new packages fix this problem so that they can be installed alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary channel.

Important: If you installed the previously-released java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for SAP, you must manually uninstall those packages before installing these new, replacement packages. These replacement packages do not obsolete the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP. The benefit to installing these replacement packages is that they may be installed alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary channel, with the end result that the "alternatives" tool can then be used to switch between the normal and SAP-specific JVM and Java compiler (but see Important note below). This was not possible with the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP.

Important: If you install these new java-1.4.2-ibm-sap packages alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages, you can switch between them using the "alternatives" tool as the root user. Note additionally that both of these packages will appear in the "system-switch-java" graphical tool under the same name, "IBM 1.4.2", making it difficult to distinguish between the two. It is therefore recommended to use "alternatives" to switch between them reliably instead of "system-switch-java":

alternatives --config java

alternatives --config javac

These new java-1.4.2-ibm-sap packages provide the Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE), which consists of the Java virtual machine, the Java platform core classes and supporting files. It is the runtime section of the Java 2 SDK, but without the development tools such as compilers and debuggers.

These new packages also provide the Java 2 Software Development Kit (SDK), which is a development environment for building applications, applets, and components that can be deployed on the Java platform. The Java 2 SDK software includes tools useful for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language.

Users of SAP who require IBM Java 1.4.2 packages for SAP, and who have already uninstalled any previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP from their system, may install these new SAP-specific packages, which provide the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) and IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit (SDK)

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_645x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 from RHUI5x86_64

Updated Packages

  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-devel-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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Additional information