From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 20 20:43:14 2008 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 DACF310656E2 for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:43:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (gerbercreations.com [71.39.140.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CE248FC16 for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:43:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.1/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m2KKhDCN035675; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:43:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.1/8.13.3/Submit) id m2KKhCd8035674; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:43:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:43:11 -0700 From: Greg Lewis To: Achilleas Mantzios Message-ID: <20080320204311.GA35634@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <200803191534.m2JFY1d6085430@lurza.secnetix.de> <200803191755.44988.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200803191755.44988.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Oliver Fromme , freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: JDK ports questions 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: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:43:15 -0000 On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 05:55:44PM +0200, Achilleas Mantzios wrote: > ???????? Wednesday 19 March 2008 17:34:01 ??/?? Oliver Fromme ????????????: > > Achilleas Mantzios wrote: > > > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > > > What is the difference between ports/java/diablo-jdk15 > > > > and ports/java/jdk15? Which of them should be used? > > > > > > ports/java/diablo-jdk15 is the ports way of installing the > > > binary package, you can do the same with pkg_add -r. > > > > I see. So I basically get the same result as downloading > > the package from freebsdfoundation.org (which is not what > > I want). > > > > Thanks for answering! > > > > > > So far I have only used the Sun-blessed binary package > > > > from the FreeBSD foundation download page, so I don't > > > > know much about the various ports. However, those > > > > packages are now quite old, so I would like to build > > > > an up-to-date JDK for FreeBSD 7. Which port should > > > > be used for that? > > > > > > For FreeBSD 7.0, you will have to install misc/compat6x > > > > But it's only required for the bootstrap, right? > > I.e. when I have built the JDK successfully, I don't > > need compat6x anymore, I assume. > > > > No, the diablo-jdk1.5.0 executable depends on > /usr/local/lib/compat/libpthread.so.2 which is in compat6x-i386 > > Bootstrap issues exist when you need e.g. a linux jdk in order to compile > the java classes of the FreeBSD native port. In that case you install the > linux-jdk-whatever, build/install the native port, pkg_deintall the linux-jdk-... > > For some reason, now that i look at it, compat6x is not recorded as > a prerequisite for diablo-jdk1.5.0, If you installed with the packages from the Foundation site rather than the port then those packages were rolled on a 6.x machine before 7.0 existed, so naturally they wouldn't have that dependency. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org