Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:52:00 -0500 From: Eric Schultz <eric@schultznet.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: which jdk? Message-ID: <44259F60.70603@schultznet.ca> In-Reply-To: <17444.3294.504398.368475@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <4422EEED.6080705@123.com.sv> <4423F082.3010004@ccgis.de> <44240A15.1070909@123.com.sv> <17444.3294.504398.368475@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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Robert Huff wrote: > 1) You need a working Java to build a working Java. Just curious, does that mean after the first time you install Java subsequent re-installs or upgrades can use the /native/ port that was first installed using the Linux package? > 2) Due to restrictions from Sun, there is no FreeBSD native JDK > _package_. Write Once, Run Anywhere! Except... What's the GCJ story? How do they get away with it? Way off-topic though, and more than my brain could probably cope with right now. Never mind. > 3) So, to build the 1.4 (or 1.5) _port_, we install the Linux > 1.4 package and use it to compile the code. Once the native port > has built successfully, you can delete the Linux port. That just doesn't sound right, at a meta-physical level. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/
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