Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:35:19 +0200 From: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> To: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com> Cc: java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: JDK ports revisited Message-ID: <20010601113519.A3234@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> In-Reply-To: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452205FD9C48@l04.research.kpn.com>; from K.J.Koster@kpn.com on Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 10:58:13AM %2B0100 References: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452205FD9C48@l04.research.kpn.com>
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Dear Kees Jan,
> > (b) Add a few new ports, for *instance*:
> > * java/linux-sun-jdk12 # The Sun JDK 1.2 for Linux
> > Will install to ${PREFIX}/linux-sun-jdk1.2.2
> >
> > * java/linux-ibm-jdk12 # The IBM JDK 1.2 for Linux
> > Will install to ${PREFIX}/linux-ibm-jdk1.2.2
> >
> Do we need all the Linux 1.2.2 JDK's when 1.3.x is out and 1.4 hitting soon?
> I suggest we don't bother and just use Linux JDK's 1.3.x and higher.
>
> Perhaps we should keep linux sun 1.2.2 around for comparison with our native
> port, but the linux ibm 1.2.2 port is unnecessary.
Well, I wouldn't mind having the 1.2 JDK's in the ports tree, the more JDK's I
can test with, the better. I write my applications to work on JDK 1.2 too, if
you switch to 1.3 then all of your clients will be forced to do the same.
So what do you think of the general approach?
Kind regards.
Ernst
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Ernst de Haan
Java Architect
Jollem Information Technology
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and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ
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