From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 20 09:40:54 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0932106566B for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:40:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from barbara.xxx1975@libero.it) Received: from cp-out4.libero.it (cp-out4.libero.it [212.52.84.104]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 681528FC1C for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:40:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from libero.it (192.168.33.217) by cp-out4.libero.it (8.5.107) id 4C08B691010202C7; Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:40:51 +0200 Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:40:51 +0200 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Sensitivity: 3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: "barbara" To: "bdsfbsd" X-XaM3-API-Version: 4.3 (R1) (B3pl25) X-SenderIP: 87.18.232.164 Cc: freebsd-java Subject: Re: jdk and java plugin for newbies - icedtea6-stubs and openjdk6? 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: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:40:54 -0000 > Replying to myself, for the record: > On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:58:45 -0000, wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Its all the rage lately for newbies to ask why they can't get Java to= > > work with Firefox 3.6 on FreeBSD. I've been searching, found many > > threads, same question, few answers. I'm looking to get a working JDK= , > > regardless of whether I might succeed in getting FF 3.6 to work (I do= n't > > mind using an older version of FF) but solving the plugin problem at = the > > same time would be nice. > > > > I see in the ports collection these two: > > http://www.freshports.org/java/icedtea6-stubs/ > > http://www.freshports.org/java/openjdk6/ > > > > I wonder what "stubs" means.. As I understand it, IcedTea provides a = > > browser plugin, and openjdk6 appears to be at JDK 6 Release 11, which= is > > sufficient for FF 3.6, so would installing the above two ports put me= on > > the road toward a functioning JDK _and_ FF 3.6? I understand I may ha= ve > > to make a symlink in ./mozilla/plugins or some such other detail, but= do > > I have the main idea right here? Is this the answer to all the "Java = not > > working with Firefox" requests that are going around lately? > > > > Thanks, > > Brian > > I only needed to install openjdk6 and Opera, and Java works fine withou= t > any further configuration. It is only update 7, but I don't know if I = > really care. It seems that most Java stuff will work. > > Brian Update 7...uhm... $ /usr/local/diablo-jdk1.6.0/bin/java -version java version "1.6.0_07" Diablo Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_07-b02) Diablo Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 10.0-b23, mixed mode)