Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 14:50:38 -0600 From: "Duke, Brian" <Brian.Duke@Level3.com> To: "Pete Collins" <pete@mozdev.org> Cc: freebsd-mozilla@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD5.0 Mozilla1.1, XFree86-4 , and JRE1.4.01 Message-ID: <1AD041D9121C43498ACFBCBF1B3FE2480B27CA@idc1exc0004.corp.global.level3.com>
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On Monday, May 26, 2003 7:25 AM Pete Collins [mailto:pete@mozdev.org] said: >Using the right VM is a PITA. forgive my newbieness what is a PITA? >It depends what compiler you used to compile Mozilla. > Take a look at these docs. > http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/whichjava.html > http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/javalinux.html Thanks Pete, I'll look at these docs today. FreeBSD uses a /usr/ports/ system that in my opinion is better than an RPM. The RPM system is what got me to try linux, so I think highly of both. When I compile the program I "cd /usr/ports/www/mozilla/" then I type "make install clean" and the ports system downloads the appropriate sources and the dependants and installs everything where it needs to on my FreeBSD architecture. #1 drawback...I got no clue what is used to compile these. #2 I owe all my FreeBSD knowledge to some midnight developer who spent weeks configuring a download system so numbskulls like me wouldn't have to know where everything goes. I owe those guys everything. I know there are a few differences with BSD and Linux. My install asked me if I wanted Linux compatability. Unfortunately I said no. Looks like I will be reloading my OS tonight. hmmm reloading my entire OS because I cannot get a Java Runtime Enviroment working seems morally wrong somehow. bdhelp
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