Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:48:54 +0200 From: Alex Kiesel <alex@kiesel.name> To: Michael Vince <mv@thebeastie.org> Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD binary Java and source Java Message-ID: <1145695734.756.2.camel@boost.home.ahk> In-Reply-To: <44499D22.3070507@thebeastie.org> References: <44499D22.3070507@thebeastie.org>
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On Sat, 2006-04-22 at 13:04 +1000, Michael Vince wrote: > Hey all, > > I just wanted to know if there is a difference between the binary > supplied Diablo Java and the Java I can build in the ports tree? > As in is it a binary because it has source code compiled into it that > Sun didn't want the rest of the world to see? or is it just a certified > binary of what I could build in the ports tree and is offered for the > case of ease and standards? It is AFAIK the certified binary, plus it contains numerous Sun patches (The Diablo Java is jdk-1.5.0 update 6) in comparison again the source java (update 0 - if you want to call it this way). Regards, -Alex
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