Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 19:57:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Sujal Patel <smpatel@umiacs.umd.edu> To: Charlie Root <root@ozymandias.alaska.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Would you mind helping me with the javac_netscape program? Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960911195621.9287G-100000@mickey.umiacs.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <199609090653.WAA01161@ozymandias.alaska.org>
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The javac_netscape port only works with Netscape 2.2-- You can download the port for 'kaffe' to allow you to compile java programs, but netscape doesn't support this hidden feature anymore (apparently). Sujal On Sun, 8 Sep 1996, Charlie Root wrote: > Hello, my name is Robert Baxter, a resident of Fairbanks, AK. > I have been a FreeBSD user for quite a while, and I am interested > in learning Java. > I have installed Netscape 3.0, and the jdk-1.0.2 FreeBSD-current package, > and I have also installed the javac-netscape-1.0.1 package. > When I try running "javac" I get the error: > Unable to initialize threads: cannot find class java/lang/Thread > I have tried unpacking "classes.zip" (even though everyone says not to unzip > it) and I set CLASSPATH to the resulting directory. Then, when I run > javac, I don't get the error, but it sits there in an endless loop, consuming > one-third of my virtual memory, until I kill it. > If you have the time, could you please tell me what I have done wrong here? > By the way, how did you find out about the "-java" argument to netscape... > I did not see it when I type "netscape -help" and am curious if there is some > document about "hidden" features. > Thank you for your time, > -Robert A. Baxter > alex@shemya.images.alaska.edu >
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