Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:24:20 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: nate@yogotech.com (Nate Williams) Cc: Herve Quiroz <hquiroz@esil.univ-mrs.fr>, freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsd.java.mk and native jdk1.3.1p6 Message-ID: <15482.29508.429438.172841@caddis.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <15482.29225.183484.547813@caddis.yogotech.com> References: <15482.27689.514402.133071@caddis.yogotech.com> <20020225181523.E67358-100000@puget.esil.univ-mrs.fr> <15482.29225.183484.547813@caddis.yogotech.com>
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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.) To clear things up, when I saw 'we' above, I mean the FreeBSD users. I've very little influence on how the java-porters do their job anymore, as I've not done anything technical in years. In no way am I implying that they will get access to technology, let alone port this newer JDK technology to FreeBSD. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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