From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 13 18:14:30 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB60C16A418 for ; Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:14:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@strassmann.com) Received: from mail166.messagelabs.com (mail166.messagelabs.com [216.82.253.163]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9D1E313C428 for ; Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:14:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@strassmann.com) X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: steve@strassmann.com X-Msg-Ref: server-15.tower-166.messagelabs.com!1187028864!8386364!1 X-StarScan-Version: 5.5.12.11; banners=.,-,- X-Originating-IP: [193.253.159.194] Received: (qmail 19431 invoked from network); 13 Aug 2007 18:14:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO altair.orange.us) (193.253.159.194) by server-15.tower-166.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 13 Aug 2007 18:14:29 -0000 Received: from manchester.strassmann.com (unknown [192.168.174.82]) by altair.orange.us (Postfix) with ESMTP id A95A91883F1; Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:14:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.2.20070813140950.047528d0@qs1473.pair.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:15:01 -0400 To: Greg Lewis From: Steve Strassmann In-Reply-To: <20070813175452.GA74143@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <20070813172021.50f1440c@localhost> <20070813233051.75256cd7@localhost> <6.2.3.4.2.20070813112406.0475e3f0@qs1473.pair.com> <20070813175452.GA74143@misty.eyesbeyond.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trouble getting and installing FreeBSD-Java (2) X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:14:30 -0000 >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 ______________________________________________________________________