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28
29Overview of URE installation
30-----------------------------
31
32Linux x86, Solaris x86, and Solaris SPARC:
33
34/opt/openoffice.org/ure/LICENSE
35/opt/openoffice.org/ure/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.html
36/opt/openoffice.org/ure/README
37/opt/openoffice.org/ure/bin/uno
38/opt/openoffice.org/ure/bin/regcomp
39/opt/openoffice.org/ure/bin/regmerge
40/opt/openoffice.org/ure/bin/regview
41/opt/openoffice.org/ure/bin/javaldx
42/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libuno_cppu.so.3
43/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3  [Linux x86 only]
44/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libuno_cppuhelperC52.so.3  [Solaris only]
45/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libuno_purpenvhelpergcc3.so.3  [Linux x86 only]
46/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libuno_purpenvhelperC52.so.3  [Solaris only]
47/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
48/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libuno_salhelpergcc3.so.3  [Linux x86 only]
49/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libuno_salhelperC52.so.3  [Solaris only]
50/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libstlport_gcc.so  [Linux x86 only]
51/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libstlport_sunpro.so  [Solaris only]
52/opt/openoffice.org/ure/share/java/unoloader.jar
53/opt/openoffice.org/ure/share/java/juh.jar
54/opt/openoffice.org/ure/share/java/jurt.jar
55/opt/openoffice.org/ure/share/java/ridl.jar
56/opt/openoffice.org/ure/share/misc/types.rdb
57/opt/openoffice.org/ure/share/misc/services.rdb
58/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libxml2.so.2  [external]
59/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libgcc_s.so.1  [external; Linux x86 only]
60/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libstdc++.so.6  [external; Linux x86 only]
61/opt/openoffice.org/ure/bin/startup.sh  [private]
62/opt/openoffice.org/ure/bin/uno.bin  [private]
63/opt/openoffice.org/ure/bin/regcomp.bin  [private]
64/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/unorc  [private]
65/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libreg.so.3  [private]
66/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libstore.so.3  [private]
67/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libxmlreader.so  [private]
68/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libjvmaccessgcc3.so.3  [private; Linux x86 only]
69/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libjvmaccessC52.so.3  [private; Solaris only]
70/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libjvmfwk.so.3  [private]
71/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/sunjavaplugin.so  [private]
72/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/JREProperties.class  [private]
73/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/jvmfwk3rc  [private]
74/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libgcc3_uno.so  [private; Linux x86 only]
75/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libsunpro5_uno.so  [private; Solaris only]
76/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libjava_uno.so  [private]
77/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libunsafe_uno_uno.so  [private]
78/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libaffine_uno_uno.so  [private]
79/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/liblog_uno_uno.so  [private]
80/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libjpipe.so  [private]
81/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libjuh.so  [private]
82/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libjuhx.so  [private]
83/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/acceptor.uno.so  [private]
84/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/binaryurp.uno.so  [private]
85/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/bootstrap.uno.so  [private]
86/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/connector.uno.so  [private]
87/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/introspection.uno.so  [private]
88/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/invocadapt.uno.so  [private]
89/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/invocation.uno.so  [private]
90/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/javaloader.uno.so  [private]
91/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/javavm.uno.so  [private]
92/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/namingservice.uno.so  [private]
93/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/proxyfac.uno.so  [private]
94/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/reflection.uno.so  [private]
95/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/streams.uno.so  [private]
96/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/textinstream.uno.so  [private]
97/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/textoutstream.uno.so  [private]
98/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/stocservices.uno.so  [private]
99/opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/uuresolver.uno.so  [private]
100/opt/openoffice.org/ure/share/java/java_uno.jar  [private]
101/opt/openoffice.org/ure/share/misc/javavendors.xml  [private]
102
103Windows:
104
105Program Files\URE\LICENSE
106Program Files\URE\THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.html
107Program Files\URE\README
108Program Files\URE\bin\uno.exe
109Program Files\URE\bin\regcomp.exe
110Program Files\URE\bin\regmerge.exe
111Program Files\URE\bin\regview.exe
112Program Files\URE\bin\cppu3.dll
113Program Files\URE\bin\cppuhelper3MSC.dll
114Program Files\URE\bin\purpenvhelper3MSC.dll
115Program Files\URE\bin\sal3.dll
116Program Files\URE\bin\salhelper3MSC.dll
117Program Files\URE\bin\stlport_vc7145.dll
118Program Files\URE\java\unoloader.jar
119Program Files\URE\java\juh.jar
120Program Files\URE\java\jurt.jar
121Program Files\URE\java\ridl.jar
122Program Files\URE\misc\types.rdb
123Program Files\URE\misc\services.rdb
124Program Files\URE\bin\libxml2.dll  [external]
125Program Files\URE\bin\uno.ini  [private]
126Program Files\URE\bin\reg3.dll  [private]
127Program Files\URE\bin\store3.dll  [private]
128Program Files\URE\bin\xmlreader.dll  [private]
129Program Files\URE\bin\jvmaccess3MSC.dll  [private]
130Program Files\URE\bin\jvmfwk3.dll  [private]
131Program Files\URE\bin\sunjavaplugin.dll  [private]
132Program Files\URE\bin\JREProperties.class  [private]
133Program Files\URE\bin\jvmfwk3.ini  [private]
134Program Files\URE\bin\msci_uno.dll  [private]
135Program Files\URE\bin\java_uno.dll  [private]
136Program Files\URE\bin\cli_uno.dll [private]
137Program Files\URE\bin\unsafe_uno_uno.dll  [private]
138Program Files\URE\bin\affine_uno_uno.dll  [private]
139Program Files\URE\bin\log_uno_uno.dll  [private]
140Program Files\URE\bin\jpipe.dll  [private]
141Program Files\URE\bin\jpipx.dll  [private]
142Program Files\URE\bin\juh.dll  [private]
143Program Files\URE\bin\juhx.dll  [private]
144Program Files\URE\bin\acceptor.uno.dll  [private]
145Program Files\URE\bin\binaryurp.uno.dll  [private]
146Program Files\URE\bin\bootstrap.uno.dll  [private]
147Program Files\URE\bin\connector.uno.dll  [private]
148Program Files\URE\bin\introspection.uno.dll  [private]
149Program Files\URE\bin\invocadapt.uno.dll  [private]
150Program Files\URE\bin\invocation.uno.dll  [private]
151Program Files\URE\bin\javaloader.uno.dll  [private]
152Program Files\URE\bin\javavm.uno.dll  [private]
153Program Files\URE\bin\namingservice.uno.dll  [private]
154Program Files\URE\bin\proxyfac.uno.dll  [private]
155Program Files\URE\bin\reflection.uno.dll  [private]
156Program Files\URE\bin\streams.uno.dll  [private]
157Program Files\URE\bin\textinstream.uno.dll  [private]
158Program Files\URE\bin\textoutstream.uno.dll  [private]
159Program Files\URE\bin\stocservices.uno.dll  [private]
160Program Files\URE\bin\uuresolver.uno.dll  [private]
161Program Files\URE\bin\uwinapi.dll  [private]
162Program Files\URE\java\java_uno.jar  [private]
163Program Files\URE\misc\javavendors.xml  [private]
164
165%windir%\assembly\cli_basetypes.dll [GAC]
166%windir%\assembly\cli_ure.dll [GAC]
167%windir%\assembly\cli_uretypes.dll [GAC]
168%windir%\assembly\cli_cppuhelper.dll [GAC]
169%windir%\assembly\policy.1.0.cli_basetypes.dll [GAC]
170%windir%\assembly\policy.1.0.cli_ure.dll [GAC]
171%windir%\assembly\policy.1.0.cli_uretypes.dll [GAC]
172%windir%\assembly\policy.1.0.cli_cppuhelper.dll [GAC]
173
174Files marked as [external] are included in the URE installation because the URE
175needs them and it cannot be guaranteed that they are available on a given
176system.  Applications using the URE may need those files too, so they are made
177available as non-private files of the URE installation.  However, in an ideal
178world, those files would not need to be included in the URE installation.
179
180Files marked as [private] are private to the URE installation.  To avoid
181stability issues, applications that use the URE should not access the
182functionality of these files.
183
184Files marked as [GAC] are installed in the Global Assembly Cache on Windows. The
185file path reflects the path as seen in the Explorer with the Assembly
186Cache Viewer Tool (Shfusion.dll) installed. The actual paths are different.
187
188
189Public Files in a URE Installation
190----------------------------------
191
192A URE installation contains the following public files:
193
194- uno is the executable file that runs UNO components.  For more details, see
195the SDK Developer's Guide.
196
197- regcomp, regmerge, and regview are tools that work with binary registries that
198contain UNO type or UNO service information.  For more details, see the SDK
199Developer's Guide.
200
201- javaldx is a helper program on Linux x86, Solaris x86, and Solaris SPARC that
202enables Java executables to use a Java VM, such as the Sun JDK/JRE.  Executables
203such as uno and regcomp run this helper automatically.
204
205- cppu, cppuhelper, purpenvhelper, sal, and salhelper are the public C++ UNO
206runtime dynamic libraries that client code can call.  For details on the
207functionality that these libraries offer, see the "C++ Reference" section of the
208SDK HTML documentation.  The corresponding C++ header files are not in the URE,
209but rather in the SDK.
210
211-  stlport is the dynamic library of STLport 4.5, which is used in the public
212interface of cppuhelper and salhelper, and thus also has to be part of the
213public interface of the URE.  The corresponding C++ header files are not in the
214URE, but rather in the SDK.
215
216- unoloader.jar, juh.jar, jurt.jar, and ridl.jar are the public Java UNO runtime
217Java[tm] Archives (JARs) that client code can call.  For details on the
218functionality that these files offer, see the "Java UNO Runtime Reference"
219section of the SDK HTML documentation.
220
221- types.rdb and services.rdb are preconfigured UNO type and service registries.
222For more details, see the "Deploying a URE" section of this README.
223
224
225Deploying a URE
226---------------
227
228By default, the URE is installed in /opt/openoffice.org/ure on Linux x86,
229Solaris x86, and Solaris SPARC, and in Program Files\URE on Windows. If you
230want, you can override this location when you install the URE, for example, with
231rpm --relocate on Linux.  The URE is designed so that multiple instances of the
232URE can coexist on a single system in different locations.
233
234On Windows, the path to the installed URE is stored in the registry under the
235path "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\OpenOffice.org\URE" and key "Path".
236
237
238UNO Deployment Variables
239------------------------
240
241The URE installation is preconfigured with several UNO types and UNO services.
242The available types and services are listed in the types.rdb and services.rdb
243files respectively.  The location of these files is stored by two UNO deployment
244variables, namely UNO_TYPES and UNO_SERVICES.  These variables are set up by a
245unorc or uno.ini that is private to the URE installation.  This private file
246also contains the private deployment variables URE_INTERNAL_LIB_DIR,
247URE_INTERNAL_JAVA_DIR, and URE_INTERNAL_JAVA_CLASSPATH, which are required by
248the URE.
249
250The UNO_TYPES and UNO_SERVICES variables automatically search the following
251locations for types.rdb and services.rdb files:
252
253Linux x86, Solaris x86, and Solaris SPARC:
254
255- <URE installation>/share/misc/ types.rdb and services.rdb, respectively
256- /etc/opt/ure/ types.rdb and services.rdb, respectively
257- ~/.ure/ types.rdb and services.rdb, respectively
258- any URLs listed in the public deployment variables URE_MORE_TYPES and
259  URE_MORE_SERVICES, respectively
260
261Windows:
262
263- <URE installation>\misc\ types.rdb and services.rdb, respectively
264- Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Application Data\URE\ types.rdb and
265  services.rdb, respectively
266- any URLs listed in the public deployment variables URE_MORE_TYPES and
267  URE_MORE_SERVICES, respectively
268
269NOTE: The URE on Windows does not support a system-wide deployment of additional
270types.rdb and services.rdb files.  That is, you cannot store additional
271types.rdb and services.rdb files in a Documents and Settings\All
272Users\Application Data\URE directory.
273
274The Java UNO environment needs type information in the form of Java class files
275instead of rdb files.  Additional types are searched for in any URLs listed in
276the public deployment variable URE_MORE_JAVA_TYPES.
277
278For details on how to override the UNO deployment variables, see the SDK
279Developer's Guide or go to http://udk.openoffice.org/common/man/concept/
280micro_deployment.html.
281
282If you want to deploy additional UNO types and services, use regcomp.
283
284CAUTION: Do not deploy these types and services to the types.rdb and
285services.rdb in the URE installation.
286
287
288URE Java Framework
289------------------
290
291When a URE executable, such as uno, starts a Java VM, the URE Java Framework
292searches for a suitable JDK/JRE installation.  For more information on the URE
293Java Framework, go to http://udk.openoffice.org/common/man/spec/
294javavendorextension.sxw.  The private javavendors.xml file in a URE installation
295provides preconfigured support for various JDK/JRE versions.  The private
296jvmfwk3rc or jvmfwk3.ini file specifies the location of a suitable JDK/JRE
297installation.  When an executable tries to start a Java VM, the URE searches the
298relevant Java settings file for information on a suitable JDK/JRE version.
299
300NOTE: On any platform, you can delete the javasettings_${_OS}_${_ARCH}.xml file
301if the file contains problematic stale data.
302
303By default, the URE searches for a Java settings file in the following
304locations:
305
306Linux x86, Solaris x86, and Solaris SPARC:
307
308- /etc/opt/ure/javasettings_${_OS}_${_ARCH}.xml
309- ~/.ure/javasettings_${_OS}_${_ARCH}.xml
310
311NOTE: If these files do not contain information about a JDK/JRE, the URE
312searches for a suitable JDK/JRE installation and stores the relevant information
313in the ~/.ure/javasettings_${_OS}_${_ARCH}.xml file.  If you want all users to
314access the same JDK/JRE, log on as root and copy an existing
315~/.ure/javasettings_${_OS}_${_ARCH}.xml to
316/etc/opt/ure/javasettings_${_OS}_${_ARCH}.xml.
317
318Windows:
319
320- Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Application
321  Data\URE\javasettings_${_OS}_${_ARCH}.xml
322
323NOTE: If this file does not contain information about a JDK/JRE, the URE
324searches for a suitable JDK/JRE installation and stores the relevant information
325in the Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Application
326Data\URE\javasettings_${_OS}_${_ARCH}.xml file.  The URE on Windows does not
327by default support a system-wide deployment of the Java settings file.  That is,
328you cannot store the file in a Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
329Data\URE directory.
330
331You can override these paths by setting the URE_OVERRIDE_JAVA_JFW_SHARED_DATA
332and URE_OVERRIDE_JAVA_JFW_USER_DATA deployment variables.  You can also use the
333UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME deployment variable to specify the location of a JDK/JRE
334installation.  For more information on this variable, see
335http://udk.openoffice.org/common/man/spec/javavendorextension.sxw.
336
337The URE allows clients to extend the content of UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH_URLS (see
338http://udk.openoffice.org/common/man/spec/javavendorextension.sxw):  The content
339of the public deployment variable URE_MORE_JAVA_CLASSPATH_URLS, if set, is
340added to the end of the URE's UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH_URLS list.
341
342You might experience problems in an SDK environment that uses different JDK/JRE
343versions for the SDK and the URE.  This problem arises when the OO_SDK_JAVA_HOME
344SDK environment variable specifies a different Java VM than the Java VM that is
345used in the URE Java Framework.  See the "Installation Guide" section of the SDK
346HTML documentation to find out how to set the  OO_SDK_JAVA_HOME environment
347variable.
348
349
350GNU Compiler Collection on Linux x86
351------------------------------------
352
353On Linux x86, the URE uses libgcc_s.so.1 to run binary UNO components that were
354compiled with the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC).  The libgcc_s.so.1 corresponds
355to GCC 3.4.1 as built on a glibc 2.2.4 system.  To avoid GCC compatibility
356issues, use the same GCC version (or later) when you compile the UNO binaries.
357Otherwise, use LD_PRELOAD to replace the libgcc_s.so.1 in URE with a matching
358version.
359
360
361C++ and Java UNO Components
362---------------------------
363
364C++ UNO components run from within the uno executable can depend on an
365environment in which the public C++ UNO runtime dynamic libraries (cppu,
366cppuhelper, purpenvhelper, sal, salhelper, stlport) and the external dynamic
367libraries (libxml2 etc.) are already available (that is, on Linux x86, Solaris
368x86, and Solaris SPARC, a component dynamic library need not make sure that the
369UNO runtime dynamic libraries it needs can be found on its RPATH).
370
371Similarly, Java UNO components can depend on an environment in which the public
372Java UNO runtime JARs are already available (that is, a component JAR need not
373list in its manifest Class-Path the UNO runtime JARs it needs).
374
375If a Java UNO component requires additional UNO types, use the UNO-Type-Path
376manifest entry to specify the location of the UNO types.  The UNO-Type-Path is
377similar to the Class-Path manifest entry and can contain URLs of JARs and
378directories that contain the Java classes that represent additional UNO types.
379The UnoClassLoader evaluates the UNO-Type-Path manifest entry to ensure that the
380additional UNO types are available to the Java UNO environment.
381
382The UNO-Type-Path can have the following entries:
383
384- UNO-Type-Path:
385Current JAR does not contain UNO types.
386
387- UNO-Type-Path: <>
388Current JAR contains UNO types.
389
390- UNO-Type-Path: any/other/jar.jar yet/another/jar.jar
391Current JAR brings other JARs that contain UNO types.
392
393- UNO-Type-Path: any/other/jar.jar <> yet/another/jar.jar
394Current JAR and other JARs that the current JARs uses contain UNO types.
395
396NOTE: If you do not include the UNO-Type-Path manifest entry, the URE assumes
397that the current JAR contains UNO types.
398
399If a Java application requires the Java UNO environment, the UnoClassLoader must
400be set up to load the relevant Java classes.  For example, Runner.java in the
401uretest bundle is packed as runner.jar, which the makefiles use to launch the
402javaclient.jar application.  For more information, see
403com.sun.star.lib.unoloader.UnoClassLoader and
404com.sun.star.lib.unoloader.UnoLoader in the "Java UNO Runtime Reference" section
405of the SDK HTML documentation.
406