[cobalt-developers] Cobalt Software

[Michael Lampkin <mlampkin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Cobalt is pleased to announce several new packages for use by developers.
Some of these packages replace older versions of code that shipped on the
Cobalt servers. All provide increased functionality. Chief among the
improvements are: an Apache engine for serving Java Servlets, a set of
third-party Servlets, Java Servlet Development Kit classes for use with
ApacheJServ and other Servlet engines, and the ability to compile on the
Qube using Apache APXS.

Note that these packages have not been extensively tested. Cobalt strongly
recommends that you first install and implement these packages on nonproduction
servers and test them to your satisfaction before deploying them on
mission-critical machines. Cobalt provides no support.

You must first install both All-Kernel_mips-1.0.pkg and
All-Kernel_mips_tools-1.0.pkg, which are located in
ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/developer/

Java for MIPS

Kaffe MIPS (Kaffe-1.0.5-1.mips.pkg)is an open-source Java virtual machine and
class libraries written by Transvirtual. Kaffe now provides support for
Servlets API, Remote Method Invocation (RMI) API, and a JIT compiler for the
MIPS processor. See the Readme file for requirements, file locations, and
testing information. This is a standalone package for Java-based server
applications. If you want to develop servlets, you must also install
ApacheJServ for MIPS and all the required software.

ApacheJServ MIPS (ApacheJServ-1.1-1.mips.pkg) is the Apache engine for serving
Java Servlets. See the Readme file for requirements, file locations, and
testing information. You must also install:

Kaffe-1.0.5-1.mips.pkg
ClasspathX_Servlet-1.1-1.mips.pkg
Apache-1.3.9-1.mips.pkg
These packages are located in ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/developer/


Apache for MIPS (Apache-1.3.9-1.mips.pkg) is the most popular web server on the
Internet, ported for Cobalt MIPS-based products. It is an efficient and
extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP
standards. See the Readme file for requirements, file locations, and testing
information. An earlier version of this code ships with Cobalt server products;
this package is an upgrade to the version that shipped with Cobalt MIPS
machines. It supplies increased functionality for Apache modules for
installation and execution and allows you to compile on the Qube using
Apache APXS.


ClasspathX.Servlet MIPS (ClasspathX_Servlet-1.1-1.mips.pkg) is a set of
third-party Java Servlet Development Kit classes for use with ApacheJServ and
other Servlet engines. See the Readme file for file locations and testing
information. Note: While this package is labelled for a specific architecture,
it should be useable on any system that has a Java 1.1 VM available. It is a
replacement for the Sun JSDK.


Java for i386


ApacheJServ V 1.1 i386 is the Apache engine for serving Java Servlets. Servlets
are the Java platform technology of choice for extending and enhancing Web
servers. See the Readme file for requirements, file locations, and testing
information. You must also install


ClasspathX_Servlet-1.1-1.i386.pkg, which is located in
ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/developer/
ClasspathX Servlet i386 is a set of third-party Java Servlet Development Kit
classes for use with ApacheJServ and other Servlet engines. See the Readme file
for file locations and testing information. Note: While this package is
labelled for a specific architecture, it should be useable on any system that
has a Java 1.1 VM available.

Note: MIPS applies to the Qube 2700. Qube 2, RaQ, and RaQ 2 server appliance
families. i386 applies to the RaQ 3 server appliance family.