From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 20 15:42:04 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6373A16A474; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:42:04 +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 9ADDC43D55; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:42:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k5KFg22a041677; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:42:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id k5KFg1mO041676; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:42:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:42:01 -0700 From: Greg Lewis To: Alex Dupre Message-ID: <20060620154201.GA41655@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <449011B4.9060502@FreeBSD.org> <20060619195745.GA29915@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <44971601.3070902@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44971601.3070902@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Java crypto 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: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:42:04 -0000 Hi Alex, On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 11:24:17PM +0200, Alex Dupre wrote: > Greg Lewis ha scritto: > > Thanks for asking about this. Upon taking a quick look, I don't think > > there is any particular reason. My guess is that simply noone noticed we > > weren't building it. This isn't surprising given that it looks to me > > like its not built on Solaris/Linux/Windows either, its simply extracted > > from a zip file. It also looks like the source code is also zipped up, > > which makes it harder to notice its even there. > > Yes, I supposed it. The jar file cannot be built from sources, since > must be signed, so I think Sun chose to distribute even the jni shared > object in binary form for "supported" platforms. The source distribution > doesn't automatically build it, but native binary distributions install > it and it's supposed to be in jdk 1.5. > I don't know which is the best way to go, but probably the easiest is to > create a new port that builds the jni lib and installs it along with the > signed jar (I think modifying the jdk15 and diablo ports will be more > complex, even if more natural from a user's point of view). I think we can add it to jdk15 quite easily, although adding it to diablo is going to have to wait for another update. I'd like to try that first, since I don't think it will be too problematic. I think many people will miss a separate port, so I'd like to keep them all together if possible. I'll let you know how that goes. > >> Second thing: it could be useful to have a knob in all jdk ports to > >> install the unrestricted security policy files, so that every update > >> won't replace them. > > > > I'd be happy to review patches :). > > I will prepare them asap. Thanks! -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org