JBuilder 8

JBuilder 8 is the most comprehensive set of award-winning, visual development tools for creating pure Java, platform-independent business applications, applets, servlets, and JavaBeans for the Java 2 platform.

System Requirements

• 256 MB (recommended minimum)
• 512 MB (recommended)
• 700 MB hard disk space (depending on features installed)
• ULTRASparc II^® or higher
• Solaris^® 7 (2.7) or Solaris^® 8 (2.8)

Please read these instructions entirely before installing JBuilder 8.

• Install JBuilder 8.
• Register JBuilder 8.

To use the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) Functionality, choose Tools|Configure Servers the first time you run JBuilder 8 to setup the application server of your choice.

For additional information on

• configuring and using JBuilder 8, please see the Release Notes.
• new features available in this version of JBuilder 8, see "What's New in JBuilder 8".

Installing and configuring the Borland Enterprise Server

• See the instructions in the Borland Enterprise Server 5.1.1 Release Notes for information on installing and configuring the Borland Enterprise Server 5.1.1.
• The serial number and key for the Borland Enterprise Server are provided in the Installation and Licensing Instructions pamphlet in your JBuilder 8 product box.

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Installing JBuilder 8

JBuilder 8 contains a version of JDK 1.4.1. You should use this version instead of any earlier version that you might have.

Note: You may need to install Solaris System Patches to run the latest version of the JDK which is included in this installer. If you think you may need to install these patches, they can be found on the following web page: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/install-solaris-patches.html (These patches are created and distributed by Sun, and are in no way supported by Borland Software Corporation.)

Installation Options

The JBuilder 8 installation program provides these options:

Install JBuilder 8

To install JBuilder 8:

1. Double-click on ent_install to start the installation program.
2. If the installation launcher is not running, run install_solaris in the root directory of your JBuilder 8 CD to start the installation.
3. Read the information provided, then click Next.
4. Accept the license agreement when prompted, then click Next.
5. Select the installation option you want: Full, Minimum, or Custom.
6. Choose the directory where you want JBuilder 8 installed, then click Next. Do not choose a directory that contains spaces in its name. JBuilder 8 will not run if the name of the directory in which it is installed contains spaces.
7. Review the installation options that you have selected. If the options are correct, then click Install to begin the installation.
8. When the installation program is completed, click Done.

Installation Notes

• Problems using the main installation launcher
  If you encounter errors when installing JBuilder 8 using the main installation launcher, you can install each component separately. The sequence of installation is important, so install them in this order:
  1. ent_install.bin in the Solaris directory on your JBuilder 8 product CD.
  2. Install the Borland Enterprise Server 5.1.1 according to the instructions in the Borland Enterprise Server 5.1.1 Release Notes.
  
  
• Installing JBuilder 8 as "root"
  This note applies if you are installing JBuilder 8 as a super-user through the "su" command or a different user from the one who started the X server process.

  XWindows has security restrictions that can cause a GUI application to fail if running the application as a different user than the one logged in. One such case is when you open a terminal window and use the "su" command to become "root". The error message issued is usually 'Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server'. This is a security feature, not a bug. To avoid this problem, open a terminal window and type the following commands:
  

  xhost +localhost
  export DISPLAY=yourmachinename:0.0
  

  This command notifies XWindows that any user on your machine is authorized to use your display. After the installation you can run the command:

  xhost -localhost
  

  to reset the value to the default.

• Insufficient available disk space reported with NFS volumes mounted
  If you have any NFS volumes mounted, the installation may fail with an error reporting insufficient available disk space. If you encounter this error and are certain that you have enough disk space available for installation, disable NFS before installing JBuilder 8, then re-enable it after the installation has successfully completed.

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Uninstalling JBuilder 8

To uninstall JBuilder 8, run the following from the directory where you installed JBuilder 8: UninstallEnterprise/UninstallEnterprise.

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