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Date:      Sat, 15 Jan 2000 23:44:58 -0600
From:      Gerd Knops <gerti@bitart.com>
To:        Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com>
Cc:        Bob Martin <bob@buckhorn.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Java (JDK) for FreeBSD ?
Message-ID:  <20000116054458.643.qmail@camelot.bitart.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001151550480.48571-100000@sasknow.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001151550480.48571-100000@sasknow.com>

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Ryan Thompson wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Bob Martin wrote:
>
> > There is a port for JDK1.1.8. in /usr/ports/java
> > After a volly of e-mails, Sun may release a JDK1.2 for BSD, but their
> > current responce is to use Linux emulation, and use the Linux version.
>
> Has anyone had good/bad/indifferent experiences with this?  I've ran some
> foreign compilers/development environments under Linux emulation in the
> past with only one or two snags.  How does JDK 1.2 fare?
>
I used the instructions referenced at www.freebsd.org/java. The startup script  
did not work for me, I needed to modify it slightly. After that a couple  
fairly complex apps I tried (Dnd, Sockets etc) worked without a problem. The  
fonts look hideous though.

Gerd


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