add README for Java with information on downloading source tarball#6294
add README for Java with information on downloading source tarball#6294boegel merged 4 commits intoeasybuilders:developfrom
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| In order to use these configs you must first download Java from [Oracle](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html). | |||
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| To install, you must past eb the sourcepath to find the download. For example, if the file is in /tmp your command might look something like: | |||
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You're right that EasyBuild only looks in particular places for 'sources', but the way it's stated now is not how it's typically done.
You usually have configured EasyBuild with a particular sourcepath location, either directly via the --sourcepath configuration option (via a configuration file or via $EASYBUILD_SOURCEPATH), or indirectly via --prefix (or $EASYBUILD_PREFIX or cfg file).
So typically you'll copy/move the downloaded tarball for Java into <sourcepath>/j/Java, since that's also where EasyBuild will download stuff into (when it can).
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Thanks for the feedback. Let me research the other methods you mentioned then I will update the notes. |
Update the Java documentation to include the three ways that I was able to get to work.
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I wasn't able to get the method you mentioned about /j/Java, but I was able to verify three ways that worked and I updated the documentation accordingly. Hopefully this helps. |
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| In order to use these configs you must first download Java from [Oracle](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html). The file should look like this: jdk-8u162-linux-x64.tar.gz | |||
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| In order to use these configs you must first download Java from [Oracle](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html). The file should look like this: jdk-8u162-linux-x64.tar.gz | |||
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| To install, you must past eb the sourcepath to find the download. There are a number of ways to do this assuming the file is in ~/EB_Downloads. | |||
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you must past eb the sourcepath to find the download. ->
you must configure EasyBuild to use the right `sourcepath` so it can find the manually downloaded file.
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Updated based on the feedback. Thanks! |
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Took me a few minutes to figure out how to install Java with a weird warning about not being able to find the download. I thought I would post my notes for others in the future who might benefit.