Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:15:01 -0400 From: Steve Strassmann <steve@strassmann.com> To: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trouble getting and installing FreeBSD-Java (2) Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20070813140950.047528d0@qs1473.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <20070813175452.GA74143@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <p06240802c2e3a9d9e8ee@[192.168.102.103]> <20070813172021.50f1440c@localhost> <p06240806c2e5fbd11f15@[192.168.102.103]> <20070813233051.75256cd7@localhost> <6.2.3.4.2.20070813112406.0475e3f0@qs1473.pair.com> <20070813175452.GA74143@misty.eyesbeyond.com>
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>I replied to an earlier email privately. Let me know if you didn't get >that reply. Hi Greg - my spam filter must have eaten it, sorry. I've whitelisted you, can you please re-send it to me? Thank you very much for your kind reply. >The Diablo packages you're attempting to install won't work. They were >built for FreeBSD 5.x and simply won't work on FreeBSD 4.x (no operating >system can be "future compatible"). > >Your options are very limited on such an old version of FreeBSD. If you >can manage to get a new enough version of Linux emulation working well >enough you may be able to run the Linux JDK. Once you've done that you >may be able to manually compile a native JDK since that version of FreeBSD >is notionally supported by the latest patchset (although noone has tested >it on anything older than 4.11). > >Not being able to use the ports system or upgrade the version of FreeBSD >being used really forces you into a difficult situation for Java support. I understand. I'm bummed, but what you say makes sense. I guess I need to take this up with Pair now. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
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