From owner-freebsd-java Tue Jun 5 9: 2:47 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net (albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F16137B401 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2001 09:02:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ipthomas_77@yahoo.com) Received: from scarlet.my.domain (1Cust4.tnt1.buffalo.ny.da.uu.net [63.20.88.4]) by albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net (EL-8_9_3_3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA08924; Tue, 5 Jun 2001 09:02:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from ipt@localhost) by scarlet.my.domain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id MAA01254; Tue, 5 Jun 2001 12:01:30 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from ipt) From: "Ian P. Thomas" Message-Id: <200106051601.MAA01254@scarlet.my.domain> Subject: Re: HOWTO document for Java ports In-Reply-To: <20010605103141.B3378@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> from Ernst de Haan at "Jun 5, 2001 10:31:41 am" To: ernst@jollem.com (Ernst de Haan) Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 12:01:30 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL54 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 In the last episode, Ernst de Haan stated... I just got done with two semesters of Java, I'll do what I can. I was never able to get the FreeBSD native jdk1.2 going but 1.1.8 worked fine. If we get a list of things that we want docced then maybe people on the list can pick which one with everything being looked over by peer review. Is this going to FreeBSD centric or java in general? Ian > Hey Maxim, > (Cc: freebsd-java) > > > In the past you have written quite some interesting things wrt writing Java > ports. There doesn't happen to be a HOWTO somewhere on the internet, does > there? I'm looking for a document that describes how one would depend on a > Java VM, where the JAR files should be installed, where any scripts, examples > and other files should be installed, perhaps the location of generated Javadoc > documentation, etc. > > If such a document does not exist, then it would make perfect sense to write > such a document, based on the discussions on -java and -ports we had in the > past. > > Any volunteers on freebsd-java ? 8-) > > > Best regards, > > Ernst > > -- > Ernst de Haan > Java Architect > Jollem Information Technology > > "Come to me all who are weary and burdened > and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message