Issued:
2010-07-14
Updated:
2010-07-14

RHBA-2010:0530 - 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 updated packages replace the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for SAP and address a naming problem that prevented them from being installed alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras channel.

Description

IBM Java releases include the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit (SDK). The 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 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.

The java-1.4.2-ibm-sap release, comprising IBM's Java 1.4.2, include the following individual packages:

  • 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

This update addresses the following issue:

  • because of a naming overlap, the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP -- released as RHEA-2009:1195 -- could not be installed alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras channel. These updated packages address the naming overlap and, consequently, can be installed alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras channel. (BZ#610477)

Important: these replacement packages do not obsolete the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP. If the previously-released java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for SAP are installed on your system, they must be manually uninstalled before installing these replacement packages.

As noted above, these updated packages can be installed alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras channel. Once so installed, the "alternatives" tool allows the root user to switch between the normal and SAP-specific JVM and Java compiler:

alternatives --config java

alternatives --config javac

This was not, of course, possible with the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP.

SAP users 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 JRE and IBM Java SDK.

Solution

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

This update is available via the 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_644x86_64

Updated Packages

  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-devel-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el4_8.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el4_8.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el4_8.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el4_8.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.3.el4_8.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

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References

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