Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:00:04 -0300 From: "Nicolas Gieczewski" <nicolas@nixsoftware.com> To: "FreeBSDJavaMailingList" <freebsd-java@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Removing JDK completely ? Message-ID: <0c2f01c3c125$55092800$0200a8c0@veggy.org> References: <20031213005442.A5B787E637@server2.messagingengine.com><200312122030.22026.x@Vex.Net> <20031213021030.92B637F0C2@server2.messagingengine.com>
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If you decide to go with the binary package, just put it in a directory = and issue `pkg_add <package_file_name>' to install it. This would = extract the compiled package's contents, install them, and add the = package to your package database. Because there would be no compiling whatsoever, the installation would = most likely succeed even if the box has hardware problems. However, you = should still try to build the kernel to check; otherwise, you might = experience random crashes when later running the JVM, which is pretty = much of a resource stressor. Cheers, Nicolas Gieczewski Nix Software Solutions http://www.nixsoftware.com/ ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Richard Shea" <freebsdQ0@richardshea.fastmail.fm> To: "FreeBSDJavaMailingList" <freebsd-java@freebsd.org>; = "FreeBSDJavaMailingList" <freebsd-java@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 23:10 Subject: Re: Removing JDK completely ? Hi Tim - Thanks for your reply. > However on 4.8, I'd strongly recommend, to save yourself loads of > aggravation, > if you can possibly live with Java 1.3, just installing the binary > release of=20 > FreeBSD JDK/JRE 1.3. I've done this on 4.x boxes and its a vastly=20 > smoother/cleaner ride, and most stuff I use (like tn5250j) works with > Java=20 Well I didn't realise you could do this ! I thought I was obliged to compile everything from scratch. My primary interest in all of this is = in order to be able to operate a Tomcat server on this box. How did you = make use of the binary you downloaded ? I mean literally what did you do with it when you had obtained it ? Sorry to be dim but this isn't something I really understand very well. Thanks for your words on removing JDK having read Nicolas post I think I might first recompile the Kernel just to double-check the box for H/W errors and then clean everying off the box as you describe and try another make, it was only half way though the last one I discovered portupgrade and I think some of the early stuff might be incompaptible with the later stuff. thanks again. regards richard.
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