Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:38:32 -0700 From: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> To: Richard Schilling <rschi@rsmba.biz> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: new error building jdk14] Message-ID: <20051104203832.GA76906@misty.eyesbeyond.com> In-Reply-To: <436BBFE6.70205@rsmba.biz> References: <436BBFE6.70205@rsmba.biz>
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On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 12:09:10PM -0800, Richard Schilling wrote: > Sean McNeil wrote: > >For amd64, you must use java 1.5. This is the only version available > >for that platform. I have been using jdk1.5 for a long time now and it > >works very well for me. > > I think I'll take that advice to heart.... :-) > > I forced the build, thinking that the ONLY_FOR_ARCHS setting was > overlooked. The reasoning being that the i386 code should compile fine > under gcc. Lesson learned..... You could probably do it with a lot of messing around, but it would be very painful. > >Also, you should consider moving to 6-current. 5.4 has issues with the > >linux emulation that cause building jdk1.5 a bit of a headache. There > >are no such issues with 6-current. > > Is 6-current stable enough to be used in production? I'm having issues > getting a kernel compiled in 5.4 as well. Was kind of worried about > jumping to 6 until I knew what was wrong. 6.0 has just been released and is almost universally being reported as more stable than 5.4. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org
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