[NTLUG:Discuss] Define "top level directory"

[Alton R. Pouncey, II]

On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 21:55, Greg Edwards wrote:
> G S wrote:
> > 
> > I am attempting to install "j2re and link to my Netscape 7.01 browser.
> > 
> > The instructions say to set the NPX_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable 
> > with the command,
> > "export NPX_PLUGIN_PATH=<jre>/plugin/i386/ns4"
> > 
> > Here <jre> is the path to the "top level directory"  of your Java 2 
> > Runtime Environment installation.
> > 
> > My java is installed in "/usr/java/jre1.3.1_02/"
> > 
> > What is a/the top level directory.
> > 
> > 
> > Is the symbolic link automatic in Netscape 7.01.    The instructions 
> > elude that it is.
> > 
> 
> 
> It's the directory that all other related directories are below.  Like 
> your home directory is the top level directory for your account.
> 
> So in this case
> 
> top level directory = /usr/java/jre1.3.1_02/
> 
> export NPX_PLUGIN_PATH="/usr/java/jre1.3.1_02/plugin/i386/ns4"
> 
> This is the first time I've heard that you needed to do an export to get 
> java and Netscape to play together.  My system is linked in the Netscape 
> plugin to the java runtime dir.  Do I need to change this?

I hadn't heard of having to export anything before either.  I assumed it
worked as it does in mozilla - making a symlink from the mozilla plugins
directory to the jre plugin in the java subirectoy.  

Speaking of which, I am having trouble getting this working in mozilla
1.4 with jre 1.4.2.  The instructions say to use the jre 1.4.2 so I
downloaded and installed that and I created the symlink from the plugin
directory to the plugin per the instructions.  However, there is no joy
on getting the plugin to work.  Has anyone else had this problem and
know how to fix it?

Alton Pouncey