Updated 2005/01/20

Sun[tm] Studio 10 for Linux Platforms Release Notes

The Sun Studio 10 for Linux Platforms Release Notes contain last-minute installation details and other information about the software.

Information in this document updates and extends information in the component readme files included with this release.

If you have downloaded and installed the software, you can access the readme files at file:/installation_directory/sunstudio10/docs/index.html. The default installation directory is /opt/sun.


Contents 

  1. System Requirements
  2. Disk Space Requirements by Installer
  3. Installation Information
  4. IDE Information
  5. Features That Might Be Removed in a Future Release
  6. Documentation Information



A. System Requirements

The Sun Studio 10 software for Linux platforms can be installed on the following platforms: For information on installing the Sun Studio 10 software for Solaris platforms, see the Sun Studio 10 for Solaris Platforms Release Notes.

The system requirements are as follows.



Operating System Sun Java Desktop System, Release 2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (en locale only, not supported in ja and zh locales)
RedHat Enterprise Linux 3
CPU Recommended: Sun Fire B200x Blade Server
  (AMD Mobile Athlon XP 1800+ 1.53 GHz) or Sun Fire V60x Server
  (Intel Xeon 2.0 GHz)
Minimum: Pentium III 500 MHz
Memory Recommended: 1 Gbyte
Minimum: 512 Mbytes
Swap Space Recommended: 2 Gbytes
Minimum: 1 Gbyte
Disk Space Usage Disk space usage varies by product. See Disk Space Requirements.
J2SE Technology J2SE 1.4.2_06 technology
Compilers GCC 3.2 family
To check or add swap space, see the instructions in the System Requirements section of Chapter 1 of the Sun Studio 10 Installation and Setup Guide for Linux Platforms, which you can download from the Customer Acceptance web site at http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/cc/ea/ss10/reference/docs/index.html.

B. Disk Space Requirements by Installer

The suggested available disk space you need to install the Sun Studio 10 software on Linux platforms is 517 MB. The following table shows the size of the installed Sun Studio 10 for Linux Platforms software.

If You Install This Software Approximate Disk Space You Need in Megabytes

Sun Studio 10 software

406.4

J2SE 1.4.2_06 Technology

  91.0

Third-party Source Code

  19.4



C. Installation Information

This section describes new installer features and known installation issues for this Sun Studio 10 release.

Installing Sun Studio 10 Software in a Different Directory

If you have the Sun Studio 9 software installed, be sure to follow the installation instructions and install the Sun Studio 10 software in a different directory. If you have Sun Studio 9 software installed in the same directory as Sun Studio 10 software, the uninstaller can mistakenly uninstall the wrong packages if you uninstall packages from either release.
If you have Sun Studio 10 Early Access software or Sun Studio 10 Customer Acceptance software installed, be sure to uninstall this software before installing the Sun Studio 10 software.

Easy Installation and Uninstallation With Batch Install Programs

The batch_installer command and the uninstaller command allow you to install and uninstall the software product with minimal user interaction. See the Sun Studio 10 Installation and Setup Guide for Linux Platforms, available from the product web page, for detailed information about batch installation and batch uninstallation.

Development Tools Package Group Needed to Run Sun Studio Software on Java Desktop System

If you are installing the Sun Studio 10 software on the Java Desktop System (JDS) software, you need to add the Development Tools package group to your JDS installation. This package group is not installed as part of a default JDS installation. It includes the packages that transform the JDS software into a development environment for native language applications, such as the compilers, linkers, and ctags. Without these packages or equivalent programs available on a server, the Sun Studio 10 software cannot perform as expected.

To install this package group, do the following:

  1. Become a superuser (root) by typing:
    % su
    Password: root-password
    
  2. Start the Java Desktop System Configurator by typing:
    # yast2 &
    
  3. In the right panel, select Install or Remove Software. The Package Information window opens.
  4. In the left panel of the Package Information window, select Development Tools; then click Accept in the bottom right corner of the window. The Installation window opens followed by a dialog box asking you to insert the appropriate CD.
  5. Insert the requested CD and click OK, and the Development Tools package group installs.
  6. When the installation is complete, click Close in the Configurator window.
  7. Exit from superuser privileges by typing:
    # exit
    

version Command is Not Available

The version command for the Sun Studio 10 software is not available on Linux platforms. For version information on a component of the Sun Studio 10 software, use the -V option. For DistributedMake (dmake), use the -v option.

email_template.txt File is Missing

The email_template.txt referenced on the After Installation page of the installer is missing in this release.

Root Must Have a Java[tm] 2 Runtime Environment in Its Path

The root (superuser) account that is used to install the Sun Studio software must have a Java 2 runtime environment (JRE) in its PATH. You can check whether you have a JRE in your PATH by typing:
which java

The JRE software is available for download at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html.

Batch Installation Must Unpack Each Tar File into a Separate Directory

When using the batch installer to install the Sun Studio software, each of the product tar files must be unpacked into a separate directory.

Registration Form Does Not Give Fax Number and Postal Address

The form that is available in the Registration Wizard for registering the Sun Studio 10 product by fax or mail does not include the fax number and address to which the form is to be sent. The Direct International Fax number for product registration is (512) 434-1548. The postal address for product registration is:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Attn: Sun Developer Tools Product Registration
P.O. Box 201688
Austin, TX 78720-9783
United States of America

D. IDE Information

Before using the Sun Studio 10 Integrated Development Environment (IDE), read the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) readme, which is available through the documentation index page at /installation_directory/sunstudio10/docs/index.html. The default installation directory is /opt/sun.

This document contains important information about setup tasks you might need to perform to ensure that the IDE operates correctly. These tasks include:

Starting the IDE

To start the IDE:

  1. Ensure that /installation_directory/sunstudio10/bin is in your $PATH and is in front of the path to any other release of Sun Studio software.
  2. Type:
    sunstudio &
    

For information on the sunstudio command and its arguments, see the sunstudio(1) man page. To display the sunstudio(1) man page, you must have /installation_directory/sunstudio10/man in your $MANPATH.

Java Debugging

Before starting a debugging session on a Java program, turn on Java Language Support by choosing Tools -> Java Language Support. Leave Java Language Support on until you end the debugging session.

Turning Java Language Support on or off during a debugging session can result in the following problems:

External Editor Issues

There are several known problems with the external editors GVIM and XEmacs in the Sun Studio 10 IDE:

E. Features That Might Be Removed in a Future Release

The following features might not be supported in a future release of the Sun Studio software.

adb Command in dbx

The adb command in the dbx command-line debugger, which executes an adb-style command or sets adb mode, may be removed in a future release of the Sun Studio software.

F. Documentation Information

This section gives information about the documentation for this Sun Studio 10 release. Information in these release notes supersedes information in any of the other documentation.

Documentation Included With the Sun Studio 10 for Linux Platforms Release

The following documentation is available with this Sun Studio 10 release.

Documentation Requirements

To view the documentation that is available in PDF format, you need Adobe® Acrobat Reader software. To download the software, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.


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