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From: Daniel Eischen <eischen@pcnet1.pcnet.com>
To: Bill Huey <billh@gnuppy.monkey.org>
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Subject: Re: Java for FreeBSD
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Bill Huey wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 02:40:20PM -0500, Daniel Eischen wrote:
> > But once you have it bootstrapped, you don't need the Linux
> > JDK port.  Why don't you provide a native JDK as a bootstrap
> > and depend on that?
> 
> It's just a formality.
> 
> If you can look at the build environment and find the bootstrap
> variable, you can then make it point to the previously built
> native J2SE.
> 
> > Take a look at ports/lang/gnat.  You need an Ada compiler to
> > build the Ada compiler.  I provide a native bootstrap compiler
> > so if the port builder doesn't have a previous Ada compiler
> > installed, it will download the bootstrap compiler and use it
> > (from the work directory, so it get's cleaned right along with
> > everything else).
> >
> > Dan Eischen
> 
> It's not that hard to do. It might be cool to provide instructions
> for doing so, but it's up to a person with the free time to do this.
> 
> [/me blasting an old Iron Maiden album... "Run To The Hills !!!!"]

Great song!  I loved the big Eddie (if you ever saw them in concert).

-- 
Dan


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