From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 19:00:24 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7ABEB16A4CF for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:00:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.remarkablehost.com (ns1.remarkablehost.com [208.186.168.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 59BA043D09 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:00:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nicolas@nixsoftware.com) Received: (qmail 2559 invoked by uid 110); 13 Dec 2003 02:59:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ash) (200.82.85.47) by ns1.remarkablehost.com with SMTP; 13 Dec 2003 02:59:19 -0000 Message-ID: <0c2f01c3c125$55092800$0200a8c0@veggy.org> From: "Nicolas Gieczewski" To: "FreeBSDJavaMailingList" References: <20031213005442.A5B787E637@server2.messagingengine.com><200312122030.22026.x@Vex.Net> <20031213021030.92B637F0C2@server2.messagingengine.com> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:00:04 -0300 Organization: Nix Software Solutions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4927.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4927.1200 Subject: Re: Removing JDK completely ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 03:00:24 -0000 If you decide to go with the binary package, just put it in a directory = and issue `pkg_add ' 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" To: "FreeBSDJavaMailingList" ; = "FreeBSDJavaMailingList" 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.