build failure on solaris-i586: no /usr/jdk/instances/jdk1.6.0/bin/javac

[Tim Bell]

I wrote:
> IMO - OpenSolaris packaging, although I couldn't locate a bug report for
> it.  The initial install is minimal, presumably so that it will fit on a
> bootable CD.
> 
> For more information, take a look here:
> 
> "Java Development"
> 
>> The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is already bundled with OpenSolaris OS. But for Java development, you need to download and install the Java Development Kit either form http://java.sun.com or from the official IPS repository. To enable Java development support, execute the following command:
> 
> http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo/OpenSolaris+2008.11+Development+Environment+Guide#OpenSolaris2008.11DevelopmentEnvironmentGuide-JavaDevelopment

Email in haste... regret at leisure.  That reference applied to
OpenSolaris 2008.11, and it is basically still correct.

Here are more recent and better references:

  Setting Up Your Development Environment on OpenSolaris
  http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo/Setting+Up+Your+Development+Environment+on+OpenSolaris

  Installing Java, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl
http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo/Installing+Java%2C+PHP%2C+Perl%2C+Python%2C+Ruby%2C+Tcl


HTH -

Tim