From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 7 14:02:10 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org 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 AEB9916A4DF for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:02:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (mail.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B88F43D5A for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:02:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.171.127.191] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1GA5gF-000PAM-My; Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:02:07 -0600 In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 08:02:01 -0600 To: Simon Strandgaard X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.171.127.191 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on hobbiton.shire.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: jdk14 cannot install on freebsd6.1 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, 07 Aug 2006 14:02:10 -0000 On Aug 7, 2006, at 4:56 AM, Simon Strandgaard wrote: > On 8/7/06, Simon Strandgaard wrote: >> Yesterday I installed freebsd 6.1 from scratch. I have never before >> installed java on freebsd. However I cannot seem to figure out what >> I am doing wrong. Any ideas ? > [snip] > > I realized that there is a jdk15 ports. > When installing via ports I got an error that glib 2.10 or newer > was required. > I tried as well installing the gnome2 package on a fresh freebsd 6.1, > hoping that it would include a sufficiently new glib, however during > installation it failed as well.. I cannot recall what the message in > the dialog said. > > > Having spend hours on this I installed ubuntu linux.. this took ~80 > minutes > from I downloading to I had java running. Sorry FreeBSD. Same could have happened here if you used the 1.5 diablo port which is a binary like your beloved ubuntu java Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net