Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:53:22 +0200 From: Coert Waagmeester <lgroups@waagmeester.co.za> To: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: eclipse install Message-ID: <1249509202.4520.10.camel@penguin.coert.local> In-Reply-To: <20090805233332.2f58fa88.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <1249506008.4520.5.camel@penguin.coert.local> <20090805233332.2f58fa88.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 23:33 +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:00:08 +0200, Coert Waagmeester <lgroups@waagmeester.co.za> wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > What is the best way to install eclipse on FreeBSD 7.2? > > > > On Linux I installed java, and downloaded the newest eclipse. > > On FreeBSD, you don't need to download things manually via a web > browser in this old fashioned way. :-) > > Have a look at FreeBSD's ports collection. You'll find java/eclipse > as well as many additions to this IDE. You can of course use > the pkg_add -r command to install them, or your favourite port > management program (portmaster, portinstall etc.), or use the > "plain" method of "make install". > > There are different versions of Java availabe on FreeBSD. You > can choose between Sun's JDK and the Diablo JDK, and there are > some others. > > Sadly, I can't provide much more information because I have up > using Java and Eclipse many years ago. :-( > > > > > I tried it via the ports, but this error keeps popping up: Missing pkg-descr for patch-2.5.9. And I do not know if it is important enough, but I want to use Eclipse 3.5 At the moment I am installing ports/java/jdk16 And then I'll try to use the download of eclipse 3.5 Thank you so far, Coert
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