Installing a new Java release

The download url may change but currently the download page is

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-6u26-download-400750.html

Download the set of files that have the pattern:

Make sure there is sufficient space by running

/afs/.slac.stanford.edu/package/java/common/install/checkQuota

if not, clean up by deleting old releases in:

• /afs/.slac.stanford.edu/package/java/i386_linux2
• /afs/.slac.stanford.edu/package/java/amd64_linux
• /afs/.slac.stanford.edu/package/java/sun4x_55

Old releases should not have links to them and their release number should be several levels lower than a current release.

If you still need more space put in an
afs request

Readonly and Shadow versions of a Release

There are two directories that contain a release; one is a "shadow" directory, hidden (but still public) using the dot (.) format:

/afs/.slac.stanford.edu/package/java/i386_linux2

      ^

Volume Name                 
pkg.java.i386_linux2

This listing for this directory is not shown unless the -a option of the ls command is used.

The other directory is the production directory and the afs volume name ends in ".read"

/afs/slac.stanford.edu/package/java/i386_linux2

Volume Name                  
pkg.java.i386_linux2.read

The listing for this directory is visible

Installation

Edit the installjava script and increment the patch number, which should match the last digits on the downloaded file. Download all four files because the install script will try and process all four versions. The install script is located at

/afs/.slac.stanford.edu/package/java/common/install/installJava

The environmental variables are used by the install script to find the right directory.

Update web page:

http://www.slac.stanford.edu/comp/java/

(/afs/.slac.stanford.edu/package/java/common/doc/index.html)

Send out an announcement

Do the release