From owner-freebsd-mozilla@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 26 13:50:41 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mozilla@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A28E37B401 for ; Mon, 26 May 2003 13:50:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from f1ee40-19.idc1.level3.com (machine77.Level3.com [209.244.4.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DC4343FA3 for ; Mon, 26 May 2003 13:50:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Brian.Duke@Level3.com) Received: from idc1exc0001.corp.global.level3.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) UAA18462; Mon, 26 May 2003 20:50:39 GMT Received: from idc1exc0004.corp.global.level3.com ([10.1.8.20]) by idc1exc0001.corp.global.level3.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); Mon, 26 May 2003 14:50:39 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6375.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 14:50:38 -0600 Message-ID: <1AD041D9121C43498ACFBCBF1B3FE2480B27CA@idc1exc0004.corp.global.level3.com> Thread-Topic: FreeBSD5.0 Mozilla1.1, XFree86-4 , and JRE1.4.01 Thread-Index: AcMjikcnQpMPLv1mTCey3rXnEDkRSwAOz78w From: "Duke, Brian" To: "Pete Collins" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 May 2003 20:50:39.0060 (UTC) FILETIME=[76D4E140:01C323C8] cc: freebsd-mozilla@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD5.0 Mozilla1.1, XFree86-4 , and JRE1.4.01 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mozilla@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mozilla browser issues List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 20:50:41 -0000 On Monday, May 26, 2003 7:25 AM=20 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.=20 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.=20 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.=20 hmmm reloading my entire OS because I cannot get a Java Runtime = Enviroment working seems morally wrong somehow. bd