Did Apple Java update break my Blog?

Frank,

I don't know much about Macs but I believe it's possible
to have multiple different versions of java installed at the
same time. What you might consider doing is explicitly
installing Java 1.4 (and leaving the Java5 installation
alone) then pointing Tomcat at that. Usually all you have to
do is change the JDK_HOME in Tomcat's startup script.

ocean
all that is, is technology
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-----Original Message-----

From:  Frank Szot <szotnova.edu>
Subj:  [Blojsom-users] Did Apple Java update break my Blog?
Date:  Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:34 pm
Size:  1K
To:  blojsom-userslists.sourceforge.net

Hi,

After a number of tweaks, we had Blojsom working fine.

I downloaded and installed the Apple software update for
Java v5  and  
it broke the application. We could not upload any files to
existing  
blogs. Since I didn't have any users using the computer,
when I  
suspected what the problem may have been, I reinstalled the
operating  
system (Tiger). After doing that, and performing the tweaks,
the blog  
was working again.

A little time passed without incident and I forgot that the
Java  
update was not a good thing for me to do. Maybe because it
was bundled  
along with a security patch this last time. Anyway, I made
the mistake  
AGAIN of installing the Apple Java software update, and now
we can't  
upload any files to the blog and users can't create new
blogs.

Has anyone else had this problem? A loss of functions after
a software  
update? Is there agreement on the danger of applying the
Java upgrade?  
Have I isolated the right culprit?

Is there a solution, short of reinstallation?

We tried pointing the application back to the old Java
version by  
editing the Catalina configuration file, but that is not
working  
because . . . well because we don't really undrstand if
Blojsom is  
using Tomcat, or just a Tomcat module, or what?

Frank Louis



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On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:29 PM, <buko.obelegmail.com> wrote:

> Frank,
>
> I don't know much about Macs but I believe it's
possible to have  
> multiple different versions of java installed at the
same time.  
> What you might consider doing is explicitly installing
Java 1.4  
> (and leaving the Java5 installation alone) then
pointing Tomcat at  
> that. Usually all you have to do is change the JDK_HOME
in Tomcat's  
> startup script.

"Ocean" is right, with this caveat, Apple
didn't uninstall Java 1.4.2  
(1.4.2_09), Apple just makes 1.5 (Tiger) the
"CurrentJDK". Follow  
along now:

tstonemars [~] % which java
/usr/bin/java
tstonemars [~] % java -version
java version "1.5.0_06"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build
1.5.0_06-112)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_06-64, mixed mode,
sharing)
tstonemars [~] % ls -ld /usr/bin/java
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel  77 Apr 18 21:12 /usr/bin/java
-> /System/ 
Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Comm
ands/java
tstonemars [~] %
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/ 
Versions/1.4.2/Commands/java -version
java version "1.4.2_09"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build
1.4.2_09-232)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-54, mixed mode)
tstonemars [~] %

So, following "Ocean's" advice, you should be
able to set JAVA_HOME  
in the apropos catalina.sh ($TOMCAT_ROOT/bin/catalina.sh)
script with:

# put this near the top, right after the documentation
comments

JAVA_HOME="/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework
/Versions/1.4.2/ 
Home"

HTH,
Tim

>
> ocean
> all that is, is technology
> http:
//blogs.concedere.net:8080/blog/discipline
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From:  Frank Szot <szotnova.edu>
> Subj:  [Blojsom-users] Did Apple Java update break my
Blog?
> Date:  Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:34 pm
> Size:  1K
> To:  blojsom-userslists.sourceforge.net
>
> Hi,
>
> After a number of tweaks, we had Blojsom working fine.
>
> I downloaded and installed the Apple software update
for Java v5  and
> it broke the application. We could not upload any files
to existing
> blogs. Since I didn't have any users using the
computer, when I
> suspected what the problem may have been, I reinstalled
the operating
> system (Tiger). After doing that, and performing the
tweaks, the blog
> was working again.
>
> A little time passed without incident and I forgot that
the Java
> update was not a good thing for me to do. Maybe because
it was bundled
> along with a security patch this last time. Anyway, I
made the mistake
> AGAIN of installing the Apple Java software update, and
now we can't
> upload any files to the blog and users can't create
new blogs.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem? A loss of functions
after a software
> update? Is there agreement on the danger of applying
the Java upgrade?
> Have I isolated the right culprit?
>
> Is there a solution, short of reinstallation?
>
> We tried pointing the application back to the old Java
version by
> editing the Catalina configuration file, but that is
not working
> because . . . well because we don't really undrstand
if Blojsom is
> using Tomcat, or just a Tomcat module, or what?
>
> Frank Louis
>
>
>
>
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You'll want to edit the java path in the launchd config
file:

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.blojsom.plist

The "Program" key has the path to the Java
binary used to launch the  
Blojsom instance of Tomcat.

John


On Aug 24, 2006, at 6:29 PM, buko.obelegmail.com
wrote:

> Frank,
>
> I don't know much about Macs but I believe it's
possible to have  
> multiple different versions of java installed at the
same time.  
> What you might consider doing is explicitly installing
Java 1.4  
> (and leaving the Java5 installation alone) then
pointing Tomcat at  
> that. Usually all you have to do is change the JDK_HOME
in Tomcat's  
> startup script.
>
> ocean
> all that is, is technology
> http:
//blogs.concedere.net:8080/blog/discipline
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From:  Frank Szot <szotnova.edu>
> Subj:  [Blojsom-users] Did Apple Java update break my
Blog?
> Date:  Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:34 pm
> Size:  1K
> To:  blojsom-userslists.sourceforge.net
>
> Hi,
>
> After a number of tweaks, we had Blojsom working fine.
>
> I downloaded and installed the Apple software update
for Java v5  and
> it broke the application. We could not upload any files
to existing
> blogs. Since I didn't have any users using the
computer, when I
> suspected what the problem may have been, I reinstalled
the operating
> system (Tiger). After doing that, and performing the
tweaks, the blog
> was working again.
>
> A little time passed without incident and I forgot that
the Java
> update was not a good thing for me to do. Maybe because
it was bundled
> along with a security patch this last time. Anyway, I
made the mistake
> AGAIN of installing the Apple Java software update, and
now we can't
> upload any files to the blog and users can't create
new blogs.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem? A loss of functions
after a software
> update? Is there agreement on the danger of applying
the Java upgrade?
> Have I isolated the right culprit?
>
> Is there a solution, short of reinstallation?
>
> We tried pointing the application back to the old Java
version by
> editing the Catalina configuration file, but that is
not working
> because . . . well because we don't really undrstand
if Blojsom is
> using Tomcat, or just a Tomcat module, or what?
>
> Frank Louis
>
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------
---------- 
> ---
> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web
services,  
> security?
> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology
to make your  
> job easier
> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based
on Apache  
> Geronimo
> http://sel.as-us.fal
kag.net/sel? 
> cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642
> _______________________________________________
> Blojsom-users mailing list
> Blojsom-userslists.sourceforge.net
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/blojsom-u
sers
>
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------
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> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web
services,  
> security?
> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology
to make your  
> job easier
> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based
on Apache  
> Geronimo
> http://sel.as-us.fal
kag.net/sel? 
> cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642
> _______________________________________________
> Blojsom-users mailing list
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