OK, it should be working now.
On SL4 there is only i586 java, even on x86_64.  This is because that is what 
we started with, and it makes things simpler.
On SL5, we have both i586 and x86_64.  This gives people more choices.
I have tried installing the java-1.6.0-sun-compat x86_64 and i586 on the same 
x86_64 machine.  They installed without any problem, except some odd font 
errors when installing the 32 bit version.
But, without the 32 bit compat rpm installed, my browser didn't see the java 
plugin, even though the i586 jdk was installed.
Troy

Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008, Troy Dawson wrote:
> 
>> Discussion Topic: Java - when will we upgrade to Java 1.6?
>> Conclusion:  Many scientific programs really need us to update to java 1.6,
>> the biggest name is dCache.
>> We will put the latest java 1.6 into testing and let people test it for a
>> month.  If we don't have any show stoppers, we will push it out on December
>> 1, 2008
> 
> Executive Summary:
> yum --enablerepo=sl-testing install java-1.6.0-sun-compat
> Error: Missing Dependency: jdk = 2000:1.5.0_16-fcs is needed by package java-1.5.0-sun-compat
> 
> ---
> Suplementary question:
> We had
> java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.16-1jpp.noarch.rpm
> which has been replaced by
> java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.10-1.sl5.jpp.i586.rpm
> java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.10-1.sl5.jpp.x86_64.rpm
> 
> How do I choose which to install on an x86_64 machine ?
> ---
> 
> -- More info about tbhe main problem:
> 
> java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.10-1.sl5.jpp.x86_64.rpm
> "replaces" jdk-1.6.0_10-fcs.x86_64.rpm but jdk-1.50...
> is needed by java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.16-1.1.sl5.jpp.noarch.rpm
> which isn't (and since it is a -compat package maybe shouldn't be)
> "obsoleted" by java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.10-1.sl5.jpp.*.rpm
> 
> yum --enablerepo=sl-testing install java-1.6.0-sun-compat
> Loading "tsflags" plugin
> Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
> Loading "skip-broken" plugin
> Loading "priorities" plugin
> Loading "protectbase" plugin
> Loading "kmdl" plugin
> Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
> Loading "fedorakmod" plugin
> Loading "changelog" plugin
> Loading "downloadonly" plugin
> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>   * dpmms-sl5:
>   * sl-security: ftp.scientificlinux.org
>   * sl-base: ftp.scientificlinux.org
>   * dpmms-sl52-all:
>   * sl-testing: ftp.scientificlinux.org
> 3786 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
> 0 packages excluded due to repository protections
> Setting up Install Process
> Parsing package install arguments
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package java-1.6.0-sun-compat.i586 0:1.6.0.10-1.sl5.jpp set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: jdk = 2000:1.6.0_10-fcs for package: java-1.6.0-sun-compat
> ---> Package java-1.6.0-sun-compat.x86_64 0:1.6.0.10-1.sl5.jpp set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: jdk = 2000:1.5.0_16-fcs for package: java-1.5.0-sun-compat
> ---> Package jdk.x86_64 2000:1.6.0_10-fcs set to be updated
> ---> Package jdk.i586 2000:1.6.0_10-fcs set to be updated
> --> Processing Dependency: jdk = 2000:1.5.0_16-fcs for package: java-1.5.0-sun-compat
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Beginning Kernel Module Plugin
> Finished Kernel Module Plugin
> Error: Missing Dependency: jdk = 2000:1.5.0_16-fcs is needed by package java-1.5.0-sun-compat
> 
> 
> [ I'm adding these packages to my repo rather than using testing
> directly building a
> 
> --
> Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison         Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
> [log in to unmask]   http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna


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