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Zachary Huang <bees.msu@gmail.com> writes:

> I am still trying to install Java (to FreeBSD 4.8), which is needed
> for Tomcat.  Are the instructions at
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/java-tomcat/x60.html
> outdated?
> 
> If you follow the instructions, you cannot find the file
> j2sdk-1_3_1_10-linux-i386.bin at sun.com.
> 
> so 1). where can I find this file? or
> 
> 2). are there other instructions on the web to go a different route? thanks.

A few details of that article are outdated, but the general thrust is
still correct.  You should be able to install Java from the
appropriate port and have it tell you which patches you need.