From owner-freebsd-java Fri May 25 13: 1: 4 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from khan.acc.umu.se (khan.acc.umu.se [130.239.18.139]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFD4337B423; Fri, 25 May 2001 13:01:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from markush@acc.umu.se) Received: from shaka.acc.umu.se (markush@shaka.acc.umu.se [130.239.18.148]) by khan.acc.umu.se (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f4PJxcq06898; Fri, 25 May 2001 21:59:38 +0200 (MEST) Received: (from markush@localhost) by shaka.acc.umu.se (8.11.2/8.11.2) id f4PJxbQ08533; Fri, 25 May 2001 21:59:37 +0200 (MEST) Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 21:59:37 +0200 From: Markus Holmberg To: Greg Lewis Cc: sobomax@FreeBSD.ORG, nsayer@quack.kfu.com, java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java port behavior ideas Message-ID: <20010525215936.A8515@acc.umu.se> References: <3B0C3A63.3020908@quack.kfu.com> <200105241911.f4OJBtS32613@mail.uic-in.net> <20010526045110.A18502@misty.eyesbeyond.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3-current-20000511i In-Reply-To: <20010526045110.A18502@misty.eyesbeyond.com>; from glewis@eyesbeyond.com on Sat, May 26, 2001 at 04:51:10AM +0930 Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 04:51:10AM +0930, Greg Lewis wrote: > For jar files which fall into the second category, it might be useful > to have a common directory which contains symbolic links to all of > the files. This directory could then be linked to jre/lib/ext for all > JDKs > 1.2 so that you didn't need a hideously big CLASSPATH. Just a small note: I believe jre/lib/ext should not be used for general purpose libraries, but for extensions (don't ask me how those are defined :)). Markus -- Markus Holmberg | Give me Unix or give me a typewriter. markush@acc.umu.se | http://www.freebsd.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message