From owner-freebsd-java Thu Dec 17 19:27:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA04977 for freebsd-java-outgoing; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 19:27:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from picnic.mat.net (picnic.mat.net [206.246.122.117]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA04971 for ; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 19:27:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chuckr@mat.net) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost) by picnic.mat.net (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA47660; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 22:25:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 22:25:41 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey To: Joe Shevland cc: Palle Girgensohn , freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Where to put java libs In-Reply-To: <001201be2a33$d2380d20$6e01a8c0@simbarchi.turnaround.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, Joe Shevland wrote: > I don't think there's any standard at the moment pre 1.2. I tend to stuff > them all in to the JDK directory, say /u1/jdk1.1.6/lib, and then add them to > my CLASSPATH individually. This obviously isn't very good though. > > How about standardizing on a /usr/local/lib/java? Or is this breaking a > rule? Then scripts designed to run the app can know to look for this path > for JAR files etc. The reason I often put them into the JDK directory is > because I know where the lib directory will be relative to the 'java' > executable, so I can reference it like `which java`/../lib/foo.jar. Suits me (this is Palle's question, remember). I always install a link like what you're talking about, from the place that the jdk gets installed to /usr/local/java anyhow. The port oughta do this, huh Nate? I like the idea of more java stuff showing up in ports! ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message