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From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
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On Sun, 1 Jun 2003, Sheldon Hearn wrote:

> On (2003/06/01 00:50), Daniel Eischen wrote:
>
> > > I just built jdk13 a couple of days ago.  No problem whatsoever.  You
> > > guys must have rotten karma or something.
> >
> > Did you already have a native JDK installed?
>
> I built the native 1.4.1 JDK two weeks ago, first without the native JDK
> for bootstrapping, and then with the native JDK.
>
> Both worked without a hitch.
>
> If you're having problems with the build, your input would be
> appreciated on freebsd-java.
>
> The absence of credible Java support in FreeBSD has lost us significant
> penetration in the past, and it would be disastrous if the perceptions
> of the past shaped the future.
>

credible rather sounds like 'comes on the installation cd, doesn't have
significantly more bugs than linux/solaris/xxx version' 8-(

> FreeBSD now has some seriously committed Java people working hard on the
> port, and it'd be a shame if they didn't get to hear about the problem
> you've encountered.
>
> Ciao,
> Sheldon.
>