RE: CLASSPATH problems

The "system" portion was moved to BOOTCLASSPATH with Java 2 (ie JDK 1.2,
1.3, ...).  I believe there were PTFs issued very early on to correct this
compiler problem that you're having.  Are you current on your JVM
maintenance?

Gary

> -----Original Message-----
> From: java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JoDoDu
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:16 AM
> To: java400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: CLASSPATH problems
> 
> 
> We are still on V4R5.  This is the Java part of our installed licensed
> programs:
> 5769JC1    *BASE   AS/400 Toolbox for Java
> 5769JV1    *BASE   AS/400 Developer Kit for Java
> 5769JV1    1       Java Developer Kit 1.1.6
> 5769JV1    2       Java Developer Kit 1.1.7
> 5769JV1    3       Java Developer Kit 1.2
> 5769JV1    4       Java Developer Kit 1.1.8
> 5769JV1    5       Java Developer Kit 1.3
> 
> With no systemdefault.properties file anywhere, the default 
> in Qshell shows:
> 
> java -version
> java version "1.1.8"
> 
> compiling and running the ShowMeClasspath java program shows:
> 
> java ShowMeClasspath 
> CLASSPATH=/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/jdk118/lib/jdkptf118.zip:/QIB
> M/ProdData/Jav
> a400/jdk118/lib/classes.zip:/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/ex
> t/IBMmisc.jar:/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/ext/db2_classes.jar:/QIBM
> /ProdData/Java
> 400/ext/jssl.jar:/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/ext/ibmjssl.j
> ar:/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/jt400ntv.jar:/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/
> :.:/home/jdunn
> 
> I have set a *JOB environment variable as:    .:/home/jdunn
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> The problem:
> 
> When I try using the 1.3 JDK (or the 1.2 JDK), the following happens:
> 
> java -Djava.version=1.3 ShowMeClasspath
> CLASSPATH=.:/home/jdunn
> 
> setting up a systemdefault.properties file in my home directory
> (/home/jdunn) with:
> 
> java.version=1.3
> 
> I get the following:
> 
> java -version
> java version "1.3.0"
> $
> java ShowMeClasspath
> CLASSPATH=.:/home/jdunn
> 
> I have seen some posts about V4R5 and the 1.3 JDK, but no 
> resolutions.  It seems like the "system" portion of the 
> CLASSPATH doesn't get "loaded" if I try to use any JDK other 
> that 1.1.8.  The defective CLASSPATH is a problem when I try 
> to compile a java program using 1.3.  I get all sorts of:
> 
> javac ShowMeClasspath.java
> ShowMeClasspath.java:2: cannot resolve symbol
> symbol  : class String
> location: class ShowMeClasspath
> public static void main(String[] args)
>                                   ^
> 
> that does NOT happen when I use the default 1.1.8 
> environment.  Could someone help me?  If someone does have 
> JDK 1.3 working successfully on V4R5, could you compile and 
> run ShowMeClasspath.java and post the output?
> 
> ShowMeClasspath.java:
> 
> class ShowMeClasspath {
> public static void main(String[] args)
> {
> System.out.println("CLASSPATH=" 
> +System.getProperty("java.class.path"));
> }
> }
> 
> 
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