Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:57:43 GMT From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/137703: [patch] Handbook Section 6.2.2: Firefox and Java plugin covers Java JRE, not JDK Message-ID: <200908122357.n7CNvhTi091471@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200908130000.n7D00IlX024741@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 137703 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] Handbook Section 6.2.2: Firefox and Java plugin covers Java JRE, not JDK >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Aug 13 00:00:18 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Glen Barber >Release: 8.0-BETA2 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD orion 8.0-BETA2 FreeBSD 8.0-BETA2 #11 r195886: Sun Jul 26 05:27:01 EDT 2009 root@orion:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ORION i386 >Description: Section 6.2.2, Firefox and Java, assumes the user has the java/diablo-jre* port installed. The plugin location differs when using java/diablo-jdk*. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/desktop-browsers.html#MOZ-JAVA-PLUGIN >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: The attached patch notes the location when using jdk versus jre differs, providing the correct absolute path. Patch attached with submission follows: --- handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml.orig 2009-08-12 19:12:30.000000000 -0400 +++ handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml 2009-08-12 19:40:57.000000000 -0400 @@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/diablo-jre1.6.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so \ /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/</userinput></screen> + <para>If you are using the <application>Diablo &jdk;</application> + package, the plugin location is different than above:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/diablo-jdk1.6.0/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so \ + /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/</userinput></screen> + <para>Then relaunch your browser.</para> </sect2> >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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