From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 4 19:38:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2AC61065671 for ; Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:38:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B67298FC1F for ; Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:38:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1K3yoh-0000Lb-KY for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:38:39 -0700 Message-ID: <17654891.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:38:39 -0700 (PDT) From: triggerme2ice To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <4846562D.1030801@unsane.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: tomas.dej@gmail.com References: <17628876.post@talk.nabble.com> <4846562D.1030801@unsane.co.uk> Subject: Re: Help Installing Sun JDK on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:38:41 -0000 I am currently in the process of updating the ports tree... something i didn't know about earlier :clap: We will see how the java installation will go... i will keep you posted :) Vince Hoffman wrote: > > triggerme2ice wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I was wondering if anyone would know of a brute force way of installing >> the >> (newest possible) sun JDK on FreeBSD 5.0 (or any other versions for >> further >> info) >> >> Help a freeBSD user in need :teeth: > > The latest version in ports is 1.6.0.3p4 if you need more receent than > that then no idea. If thats ok then > cd /usr/port/java/jdk16 > make > Follow the instructions > > Also see http://www.freebsd.org/java/ > 5.x has just been announce as no longer supported by ports though, > although support wont be removed, just not updated and checked as > changes are made. > > You will need a current jdk to compile it though and need to get the > source files manually. To get a jdk to compile it I'd recommend > installing the package from > http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/downloads/java.shtml > Although you could install one of the linux-sun-jdk* ports if you > prefer. you can pkg_delete the old jdk once you have the new one > installed. > > > Vince > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Help-Installing-Sun-JDK-on-FreeBSD-tp17628876p17654891.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.