SDK/RTE 1.4.2.09 for Debian Linux on Intel Itanium Processors Release Notes

Before installing the SDK, make sure you have enough disk space. The SDK 1.4.2.09
requires 42MB, and the installation requires an additional 410MB. The RTE requires
23MB for the file, and an additional 62MB when installed.
Installation instructions
The SDK for Linux 64-bit software (which includes the RTE) is bundled in compressed
tar format as j2sdk1.4.2.09_with_HPjtune.tar.gz.
The stand-alone RTE is j2re1.4.2.09_with_HPjtune.tar.gz.
To install the tar file:
1. Copy the file into your directory of choice.
2. Become root by running the su command and entering the super-user password.
3. From the directory where the file is located, gunzip, untar, and install the file. For
example:
zcat sdk14_14209_ia64_linux.tar.gz | tar xf -
4. Delete the tar file to save disk space.
5. Exit the root shell.
Usage documentation
Standard options
The 1.4.2 Linux SDK file structure, class path, and basic tools as provided by Oracle
are documented at http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/tools.html.
To run a Java tool on Linux, either use the full path name or add the path to the startup
file. For example, to run the java compiler you could enter: /usr/java/bin/javac
yourfile.java on the command line. Alternatively, you could add /usr/java/
bin to your PATH environment variable and enter javac yourfile.java on the
command line.
HP-specific and nonstandard options
The HP SDK 1.4.2.09 for Linux HotSpot technology accepts all of the standard options
as well as the following HP-specific and non-standard -X options. (Nonstandard options
are subject to change in future releases.)
Some of the options you may find most useful are: -verbosegc -Xnocatch, -Xprep,
-Xrs, and -Xverbosegc.
-verbosegc or -verbose:gc
Prints out the result of a garbage collection to the stdout stream. At every garbage
collection, the following five fields are printed:
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