Hi,

> -- On 2008-01-15 -0600 at 20:44:15 Troy Dawson wrote --
> 
> > FRANCHISSEUR Robert wrote:
> > <snip>
> > >
> > >#### rabeson:/home/bob >  rpm -ql java-1.4.2-sun-compat
> > >(contains no files)
> > >
> > >#### rabeson:/home/bob >  rpm -qi java-1.4.2-sun-compat
> > >Name        : java-1.4.2-sun-compat        Relocations: (not relocatable)
> > >Version     : 1.4.2.90                          Vendor: JPackage Project
> > >Release     : 1jpp                          Build Date: Thu 27 Dec 2007 
> > >11:12:55 PM CET
> > >Install Date: Tue 15 Jan 2008 05:47:25 PM CET      Build Host: 
> > >yort.fnal.gov
> > >Group       : Development/Interpreters      Source RPM: 
> > >java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.90-1jpp.src.rpm
> > >Size        : 0                                License: JPackage License
> > >Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 27 Dec 2007 11:14:54 PM CET, Key ID 
> > >da6ad00882fd17b2
> > >URL         : http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/
> > >Summary     : JPackage Java compatibility package for Sun's JDK
> > >Description :
> > >This package provides JPackage compatibility symlinks and directories
> > >for the vendor's JDK rpm.
> > >
> > 
> > That's not j2sdk ... is it?
> > 
> >   rpm -q j2sdk
> > 
> > java-1.4.2-sun-compat is a shell rpm that generates links in the right 
> > place so that you get the right java.   In this case, it serves as a 
> > placeholder so that we could get j2sdk off your system.
> >
> 
>        Oups, I don't have j2sdk any longer. I think I mixed up 
> between       java jdk j2sdk ... and I was confused by the empty 
> java-1.4.2-sun-compat.

j2sdk is removed when you install the java update. Note the transaction log:

Running Transaction
  Updating  : libxml2                      ####################### [ 1/15]
  Updating  : libxml2                      ####################### [ 2/15]
  Installing: jdk                          ####################### [ 3/15]
  Installing: java-1.5.0-sun-compat        ####################### [ 4/15]
  Updating  : postgresql-libs              ####################### [ 5/15]
  Updating  : libxml2-devel                ####################### [ 6/15]
  Updating  : java-1.4.2-sun-compat        ####################### [ 7/15]
  Updating  : libxml2-python               ####################### [ 8/15]
  Cleanup   : postgresql-libs              ####################### [ 9/15]
  Cleanup   : java-1.4.2-sun-compat        ####################### [10/15]
  Removing  : j2sdk                        ####################### [11/15]
/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.7034: command substitution: line 62: unexpected EOF while
looking for matching `"'
/var/tmp/rpm-tmp.7034: command substitution: line 63: syntax error: unexpected
end of file
  Cleanup   : libxml2                      ####################### [12/15]
  Cleanup   : libxml2-devel                ####################### [13/15]
  Cleanup   : libxml2                      ####################### [14/15]
  Cleanup   : libxml2-python               ####################### [15/15]

especially the bit above about item [11/15].

So it's there originally, but removed on the update.

Regards,

Michael.

>        Sorry about that.
> 
> -- 
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>                                Robert FRANCHISSEUR
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