Native Threads Pack

Version 1.1.4

Installation Instructions

Solaris 2.5.1 for both SPARC-based and x86-based machines

System requirements

The Native Threads Pack requires version 2.5.1 for both SPARC-based and x86-based machines. The Native Threads Pack also requires that three Solaris patches be installed on your system. For Solaris-SPARC, the required patches are:

103566-08 (or a later version of this patch) (README)
103600-03 (or a later version of this patch) (README)
103640-08 (or a later version of this patch) (README)

For Solaris-x86, the required patches are:

104241-01 (or a later version of this patch) (README)
103601-03 (or a later version of this patch) (README)
103641-08 (or a later version of this patch) (README)

The latest versions of the patches may be downloaded from ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches.

The patches are downloaded in .tar.Z format. To unpack the patches, use the commands in this example:

% uncompress 103640-08.tar.Z
% tar xvf 103640-08.tar

Each patch contains a file named Install.info that provides instructions for installing the patch.

JDK 1.1.4 or later, or JRE 1.1.4 or later, must be installed on your machine prior to the installation of the Native Threads Pack.

Installation

1. Do pre-installation checks

Make sure you have the correct file for your operating system:
ntp114-b-solaris2-sparc.bin     (SPARC)
ntp114-b-solaris2-x86.bin       (x86)
Before unpacking the software, be sure that the download file is in the proper directory. To install the Native Threads Pack on top of JDK 1.1.4, the download file must be opened inside the jdk1.1.4 directory, on the same level as the bin and lib directories. To install the Native Threads Pack on top of JRE 1.1.4, the download file must be opened inside the jre1.1.4 directory, on the same level as the bin and lib directories.

2. Unpack the downloaded software bundle

Unpacking on Solaris-SPARC
To install the Native Threads Pack on a SPARC-based machine, execute the following commands:
% chmod a+x ntp114-b-solaris2-sparc.bin
% ./ntp114-b-solaris2-sparc.bin
Two directories, bin/sparc/native_threads and lib/sparc/native_threads, will be created to contain the Native Threads Pack files. A README file for the Native Threads Pack called README.ntp will be installed at the same directory level as the bin and lib directories.

Unpacking on Solaris-x86
To install the Native Threads Pack on an x86-based machine, execute the following commands:
% chmod a+x ntp114-b-solaris2-x86.bin
% ./ntp114-b-solaris2-x86.bin
Two directories, bin/i386/native_threads and lib/i386/native_threads, will be created to contain the Native Threads Pack files. A README file for the Native Threads Pack called README.ntp will be installed at the same directory level as the bin and lib directories.

3. Delete the original software bundle

After you have unpacked the software, you can delete the file that you downloaded.