db-VERSION / \ java libdb_java | | src ... | com | sleepycat / \ db examples | | ... ...
This naming conforms to the emerging standard for naming java packages. When the java code is built, it is placed into a classes subdirectory that is parallel to the src subdirectory.
Makefile.win32 Makefile.unix
The java directory can be built using your make command and the appropriate Makefile. If you've never built java code before, there are two things you will need to do before issuing the make command.
First, make sure the java compiler (usually javac) is in your path. If you installed the sun JDK distribution in /usr/java , then the java tools are in the directory /usr/java/bin.
Make sure your classpath is set correctly. Set your environment variable CLASSPATH to contain at least the standard class library (perhaps in /usr/java/lib/classes.zip) and add the Berkeley DB classes in as well. Using the UNIX csh, this might be:
setenv CLASSPATH "/usr/java/lib/classes.zip:/db-VERSION/java/classes"
On Windows/95, your autoexec.bat would need to have something like:
set CLASSPATH="c:/java/lib/classes.zip;c:/db-VERSION/java/classes"
Note the use of semicolons on Windows. On Windows/NT, you'll set this variable in the control panel.
Now you can run make to build the java directory, e.g.:
cd db-VERSION/java make -f Makefile.unix
See Building a Shared Library Version of Berkeley DB for more information.
You MUST build Berkeley DB as a shared library before you proceed beyond this step.
On UNIX:
NB: The libdb_java/Makefile.unix Makefile is written to expect that the system compiler is named "gcc" and is the GNU C compiler. In addition, it uses compiler-specific options when building. If you are using a different compiler than gcc, you'll need to modify Makefile.unix to work with it.
First, edit the line at the beginning of libdb_java/Makefile.unix:
JAVAINSDIR= /usr/java1.1/
Change JAVAINSDIR to be the top level directory of your java JDK tree. This is the level above the bin and include directories. Then issue a make command in the libdb_java directory:
% cd db-VERSION/libdb_java % make -f Makefile.unix
On Win/:
Issue the nmake command in the libdb_java directory:
C:\db_distribution\libdb_java> nmake /f Makefile.win32
On Windows, you will want to set your PATH variable to include:
db-VERSION/libdb_java;db-VERSION/build_win32/debug
On UNIX, you will want to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include:
db-VERSION/libdb_java;db-VERSION/build_unix
These are the locations of your shared libraries. If you get a:
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkErrorexception when you run, chances are you do not have the PATH set up correctly.
Or, of course, you may copy the built dynamic libraries (libdb and java_db) to a directory already in your path.
To ensure that everything is running correctly, you may want to try a simple test from the example programs in:
db-VERSION/java/src/com/sleepycat/examples
(which should have been built in the "BUILDING JAVA" section above):
% java com.sleepycat.examples.AccessExample
This example program will prompt for text input lines which are then stored with their reversed text in a simple Btree named "db.access" in your current directly. Try giving it two lines of text and then end-of-file. Before it exits, you should see the reversed text. If you run it again, lines will be there from your previous run. This is an excellent check to make sure the fundamental things are working right.
NOTE: when you run some of the other examples on Solaris, you may get an "rmutex" libc error message. This is a known bug in Solaris 2.5, and it is fixed by Sun patch 103187-25. See the Sleepycat Software Release FAQ web page (www.sleepycat.com) for further information on this problem.