From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 17 20:10:08 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F47D1065672 for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:10:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 190858FC1A for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:10:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p0HKA7kI032636 for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:10:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p0HKA74f032635; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:10:07 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:10:07 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201101172010.p0HKA74f032635@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Beat Gätzi Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CA74106566C for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:02:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from beat@FreeBSD.org) Received: from marvin.chruetertee.ch (marvin.chruetertee.ch [217.150.245.55]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA3C78FC1B for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:02:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from _HOSTNAME_ (172-189.77-83.cust.bluewin.ch [83.77.189.172]) (authenticated bits=0) by marvin.chruetertee.ch (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p0HJpd1k053792 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:51:40 GMT (envelope-from beat@FreeBSD.org) Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:51:39 +0100 Message-Id: <201101171951.p0HJpd1k053792@marvin.chruetertee.ch> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:51:39 +0100 From: Beat Gätzi To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/154097: [PATCH] Add steps for Java with Firefox 3.6 to the handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Beat Gätzi List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:10:08 -0000 >Number: 154097 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] Add steps for Java with Firefox 3.6 to the handbook >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Jan 17 20:10:07 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Beat Gätzi >Release: FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD daedalus.network.local 9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #3 r216761: Tue Dec 28 15:32:26 CET 2010 root@daedalus.network.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: - Attached patch extend the Browsers chapter in the handbook with the information how to use Java with Firefox 3.6. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- handook-firefox36-java.patch begins here --- Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/dcvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.98 diff -u -r1.98 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 22 Dec 2010 16:53:32 -0000 1.98 +++ chapter.sgml 17 Jan 2011 19:45:32 -0000 @@ -204,11 +204,15 @@ In this section and in the next two sections, we assume you have already installed Firefox. - - Currently, the &java; plugin does not work with - Firefox 3.6. + According to the version of Firefox + you run various steps are required: + + + + For Firefox 3.5; + The &os; Foundation has a license with Sun Microsystems to distribute &os; binaries for the Java Runtime Environment (&jre;) and Java Development Kit (&jdk;). Binary packages for @@ -267,6 +271,31 @@ &arch.i386; architecture, &arch.amd64; packages are also available. + + + + For Firefox 3.6; + + Install OpenJDK 6 + through the Ports Collection by typing: + + &prompt.root; cd /usr/ports/java/openjdk6 +&prompt.root; make config install clean + + Make sure you have selected the WEB option. + + Each user will have to run the following command: + + &prompt.user; ln -s /usr/local/openjdk6/jre/lib/IcedTeaPlugin.so \ + $HOME/.mozilla/plugins/ + + Start your browser, enter about:plugins + in the location bar and press Enter. A page + listing the installed plugins will be displayed; the + &java; plugin should be listed there + now. + + --- handook-firefox36-java.patch ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: