Sun Java System Message Queue 4.2 Developer's Guide for C Clients

Directory Variable Conventions

Message Queue makes use of three directory variables; how they are set varies from platform to platform. One of these is relevant to C clients. Table P–3 describes this variable and how it is used on the Solaris, Linux, and Windows platforms.

Note –

The information in Table P–3 applies only to the standalone installation of Message Queue. When Message Queue is installed and run as part of an Application Server installation, the value of the directory variable is set differently: IMQ_HOME is set to appServer_install_dir/imq (where appServer_install_dir is the Application Server installation directory.)

Table P–3 Directory Variable Conventions


Variable	Description
`IMQ_HOME`	Used in Message Queue documentation to refer to the Message Queue base directory (root installation directory): On Solaris and Linux, there is no root Message Queue installation directory. Therefore `IMQ_HOME` is not used in Message Queue documentation to refer to file locations in Solaris and Linux. On Windows, the root Message Queue installation directory is set to the directory in which you unzip the Message Queue bundle.

In this guide, IMQ_HOME, IMQ_VARHOME, and IMQ_JAVAHOME are shown without platform-specific environment variable notation or syntax (for example, $IMQ_HOME on UNIX). Path names generally use UNIX directory separator notation (/).