Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:53:42 -0500 (EST) From: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@telenix.org> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: starting off Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.64.0811111433170.29096@sea.ntplx.net> In-Reply-To: <4919D3E8.204@telenix.org> References: <4919D3E8.204@telenix.org>
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On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Chuck Robey wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > after a layoff from the java language for about 10 years, I've decided to really > make my way back. When I was last active with Java, it was at 1.2, I guess > right now the stable is I want to use is 1.6 (JDK6?) I need a touch of advice > on now to go about doing this for my FreeBSD-current box. > > I've been running FreeBSD-current since way back in the FreeBSD-1.0 days, with > some breaks on my part due to health emergencies, and I still need to get the > Java JDK6 working. I also want to get the 3.4 version of eclipse working, along > with a couple of different plugins. I don't know if using a FreeBSD port is the > best idea froo eclipse, and I guess I need that info for the JDK6 too. > > You see, it *looks* like the latest JDK6 which is native is named "Diablo", but > I can't find any description on the web for what the Diablo means. Also, the > name of the tarball has "freebsd7" in it, so I need to know both what the Diablo > means, and also if that "freebsd7" means it won't build for FreeBSD-current. > > You see, I have the option of grabbing the Sun JDK6, the Linux-i386 binary, if I > find that I can't build the Diablo either because of what that "Diablo" means, > or because of what the FreeBSD7 means (if it's going to build on -current). > > Please, could you give me some info on that? I don't need a dissertation on > what Java is, but I do need those 2 questions addressed, and thanks for your time. Follow the link in diablo-jdk16/pkg-descr; it explains it all. Diablo-jdk16 is a pre-built binary distribution that has gone through all of Sun's requirements for releasing a binary. The FreeBSD Foundation funds this activity. Binaries for 6 and 7 will run on -current as long as you have compatibility packages installed (compat6x) and enabled in the kernel (COMPAT_FREEBSD6, COMPAT_FREEBSD7). You may also need to use libmap.conf to map libpthread to libthr. jdk16 (non-diablo) is built from Sun's sources. You (the builder) have to download the source and patch files yourself and plop them into the correct place (DISTDIR, usually /usr/ports/distfiles). The build process can take some time, but from my experience jdk16 builds much faster than jdk15. Still, it may take many hours depending on your hardware. I do not use the diablo port - I use the jdk built from sources, but I have not built it in a few months, and only for 32-bit i386. -- DE
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