Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 15:32:03 -0700 From: Nick Sayer <nsayer@quack.kfu.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Java port behavior ideas Message-ID: <3B0C3A63.3020908@quack.kfu.com>
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We're starting to get a number of ports that consist simply of .jar
files. Each one is currently taking a different approach to how they are
installed and run and stuff.
I'd like to suggest some additional standards and port plumbing to
handle this.
1. 'javavm' should take a flag that will do for "old" JREs what the -jar
flag does. Perhaps this should be a new script in the javavmwrapper port
called 'runjar' or something like that. Ideally, IMHO, 'javavm -jar
[jarfile]' should always be sufficient regardless of what JRE is in use.
Of course, I leave it to the javavmwrapper maintainer(s) to actually do
this. :-)
2. .jar files should, IMHO, go in a common spot. ${PREFIX}/share/java
seems quite reasonable.
3. IS_JAR=yes would be a nice short-hand for having a RUN_DEPENDS of
javavmwrapper and a JRE and NO_BUILD=yes.
4. Most ambitously, it's conceivable that a method could be devised to
automatically make links from a javavmwrapper helper script to
${PREFIX}/bin/jarname. The helper script would be argv[0] aware and
would do the equivalent of 'javavm -jar ${PREFIX}/share/java/$0.jar'.
This could be used in port Makefiles in a manner similar to MANn= lines.
Just some ideas to kick around.
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