symlink errors while installing java . . .

[onetitfemme]

Hi *,

while installing java on Linux I got symlink errors errors each time a
symlink was tried out:

.. . .
creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/Xusage.txt
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/libjsig.so ->
.../libjsig.so
creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/Xusage.txt
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/libjsig.so ->
.../libjsig.so
.. . .
creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/javaws/
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/javaws/javaws -> ../bin/javaws
.. . .
creating: jdk1.5.0_05/man/
.. . .
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/man/ja -> ja_JP.eucJP

why is this happening?

Thanks

 

[Gordon Beaton]

why is this happening?

What is the problem?

/gordon

 

[onetitfemme]

What is the problem?

symlink errors while installing java!

 

[Nigel Wade]

symlink errors while installing java!

The output you showed did not include any errors, hence Gordon's question.

What do you *think* is the problem?

 

[onetitfemme]

OK, it wasn't totally evident
..
I did redirected the output to a file but errors are still printed on
the screen.
..
Then I counted the symlink attempts and they were exactly the same as
the number of errors on the screen that is why I correlated them both
based on nature of the errors and count
..
is there a way to provide you with more debug info while going:
../jdk-1_5_0_<version>-linux-i586.bin ?
..
Why are these errors happening?
..
otf

 

[Nigel Wade]

OK, it wasn't totally evident
.
I did redirected the output to a file but errors are still printed on
the screen.
.
Then I counted the symlink attempts and they were exactly the same as
the number of errors on the screen that is why I correlated them both
based on nature of the errors and count
.
is there a way to provide you with more debug info while going:
./jdk-1_5_0_<version>-linux-i586.bin ?
.
Why are these errors happening?
.
otf

Redirect both standard out and standard error:

../jdk-1_5_0_<version>-linux-i586.bin > file 2>&1

Where have you asked it to install the JDK?

 

[onetitfemme]

Well, I tried

../jdk-1_5_0_05-linux-i586.bin > file 2>&1

after spacing out of the License Agreement and entering 'y' to start
installation I got a total of actually 4 symlink errors, each and every
time the compilation tried linking a file or directory

FYI, I am using knoppix and installing java on an externa drive

sh-3.00# whoami
root

sh-3.00# gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-7)
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.

sh-3.00# dmesg | grep -i 'linux version'
Linux version 2.6.12 (root@Knoppix) (gcc-Version 3.3.6 (Debian
1:3.3.6-7)) #2 SMP Tue Aug 9 23:20:52 CEST 2005

Is there anyoher piece of info you need from me?

....
creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/Xusage.txt
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/server/libjsig.so ->
.../libjsig.so symlink error: Operation not permitted

creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
inflating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/Xusage.txt
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/lib/i386/client/libjsig.so ->
.../libjsig.so symlink error: Operation not permitted
....
creating: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/javaws/
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/jre/javaws/javaws -> ../bin/javaws symlink
error: Operation not permitted
....
linking: jdk1.5.0_05/man/ja -> ja_JP.eucJP symlink error:
Operation not permitted