Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
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>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
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




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20010527015518.A20897>