Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:19:37 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: Herve Quiroz <hquiroz@esil.univ-mrs.fr> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsd.java.mk and native jdk1.3.1p6 Message-ID: <15482.29225.183484.547813@caddis.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <20020225181523.E67358-100000@puget.esil.univ-mrs.fr> References: <15482.27689.514402.133071@caddis.yogotech.com> <20020225181523.E67358-100000@puget.esil.univ-mrs.fr>
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> > Sure, but hopefully (knock on wood) we will get a binary release of the > > JDK out soon enough, such that regular users won't have to compile the > > JDK at all. > > Sounds geek but I prefer compiling that installing binaries. Most do not. Especially something as complicated as the JDK. Also, in the future we may (??) get access to software bits that normal users can't compile (due to legal reasons), so you may be forced to use a pre-compiled binary if you want a newer JDK (1.4) with HotSpot or something. (However, I'm just guessing.) Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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