Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 01:55:18 +0930 From: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> To: Markus Holmberg <markush@acc.umu.se> Cc: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>, Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com>, java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java port behavior ideas Message-ID: <20010527015518.A20897@misty.eyesbeyond.com> In-Reply-To: <20010526165101.A12546@acc.umu.se>; from markush@acc.umu.se on Sat, May 26, 2001 at 04:51:01PM %2B0200 References: <3B0C3A63.3020908@quack.kfu.com> <200105241911.f4OJBtS32613@mail.uic-in.net> <20010526045110.A18502@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <20010525215138.A55928@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> <20010526072048.A18985@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <20010526165101.A12546@acc.umu.se>
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On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 04:51:01PM +0200, Markus Holmberg wrote: > Unfortunately, jre/lib/ext is searched *before* CLASSPATH. This is the > problem. If something is put in jre/lib/ext a user cannot override it. I > ask you to not go for putting ports in jre/lib/ext in the official > FreeBSD ports (if people want to do it privately, go ahead :)). > > http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/extensions/index.html > (Click on "Overview") > > "When the VM is searching for a class of a particular name, it will first > look among the bootstrap classes. If it fails to find the desired class > there, it will next look for the class among any installed optional > packages. If it doesn't find the class among either the bootstrap > classes or the installed optional packages, the VM will search among any > download optional packages referenced by the application or applet. The > VM only searches the class path if it fails to find a class among the > bootstrap classes or optional package classes." > > (optional packages = jre/lib/ext) Ok, given that I'd have to agree that we shouldn't link into jre/lib/ext by default. Thanks for clarifying :). -- 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
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