Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 17:51:03 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Tabor Kelly <tkelly-freebsd-questions@taborandtashell.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Native Java JDK vs. Linux Java JDK via emulation Message-ID: <20041209045103.GC47780@grimoire.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <41B7BEEE.2000601@taborandtashell.net> References: <41B7BEEE.2000601@taborandtashell.net>
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On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 06:56:46PM -0800, Tabor Kelly wrote:
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> What is the difference between the Native Java JDK (java/jdk14), and the
> linux one (java/linux-sun-jdk14), besides the obvious fact that
> java/linux-sun-jdk14 is officially sanctioned by Sun?
The native version works a lot better than the Linux version under
FreeBSD. Quite a few of the bigger Java projects will fail to run
correctly on the Linux version.
> Also, if java/jdk14 is a native binary build of Java, why does it
> require java/linux-sun-jdk14?
The build of the native jdk14 requires a boot-strap Java-compiler, the
one most readily available being the linux-sun-jdk14 version. Once the
Native JDK14 is installed the Linux one can be removed. Updates to the
native JDK can use the installed Native JDK as its boot-strap compiler.
> Finally, a more general question: why do ports require specific versions
> of java? For example: The OpenOffice port requires java/jdk-1.4.2p6_7,
> shouldn't any vendor's copy of version 1.4 of the JDK work?
You'll have to ask the OpenOffice maintainers about this one.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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