From owner-freebsd-java Fri May 25 14:36:34 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mail.xmission.com (mail.xmission.com [198.60.22.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DD5937B424; Fri, 25 May 2001 14:36:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@misty.eyesbeyond.com) Received: from [166.70.6.151] (helo=misty.eyesbeyond.com) by mail.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1) id 153PFz-0001Cy-00; Fri, 25 May 2001 15:36:28 -0600 Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f4PLaO918944; Sat, 26 May 2001 07:06:24 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from glewis) Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 07:06:24 +0930 From: Greg Lewis To: Markus Holmberg Cc: Greg Lewis , sobomax@FreeBSD.ORG, nsayer@quack.kfu.com, java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java port behavior ideas Message-ID: <20010526070624.B18869@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <3B0C3A63.3020908@quack.kfu.com> <200105241911.f4OJBtS32613@mail.uic-in.net> <20010526045110.A18502@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <20010525215936.A8515@acc.umu.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010525215936.A8515@acc.umu.se>; from markush@acc.umu.se on Fri, May 25, 2001 at 09:59:37PM +0200 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 Fri, May 25, 2001 at 09:59:37PM +0200, Markus Holmberg wrote: > 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 :)). Sure, but it certainly reduces the pain level of CLASSPATH by putting them all in there :). regards, Greg -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Mobile: 0419 868 494 Information Technology Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message