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Brian John wrote:
> Is it possible at all to get Java 1.5 running on FreeBSD 5.3?  If so, how
> can I do it?
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> Thanks
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There is a jdk1.5 port currently but it is currently an alpha release so 
might be buggy.  If you don't need it for a production environment you 
should check it out.  If you have any problems with it let the java list 
know. :)

The port:
/usr/ports/java/jdk15

The mailing list:
freebsd-java@freebsd.org

Enjoy
Chris