Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:58:28 +0100 From: Ernst de Haan <znerd@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Jesse McConnell <jesse@gallup.com> Cc: java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Support bsd.java.mk Message-ID: <200202271558.g1RFwSl17597@zaphod.euronet.nl> In-Reply-To: <20020227094707.A91818@gallup.com> References: <20020227094707.A91818@gallup.com>
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Thanks Jesse :)
Ernst
On Wednesday 27 February 2002 16:47, Jesse McConnell wrote:
> Great idea! I think this will really help increase peoples awareness
> for java support on freebsd. I would love to get more people aware of
> how good java is on fbsd. I have run the linux JDK's a lot and they
> just seem prone to failures when you change kernel versions, or
> especially have any differences in the glibc stuff. Never really had a
> problem with java on fbsd. :)
>
> I wanted to comment on that bsd.java.mk file. I really like the
> idea of adding it as I am working jboss ports at the moment. I should
> make that a lot easier. One note that I think we might want to consider
> is where javadoc information could go.
>
> Perhaps if those are chosen to be installed then we could install them
> into ${PREFIX}share/doc/java . All javadoc apis could be installed into
> subdirs based on port name and then tweak a html file in that java
> directory adding the link to that subdir's api info. Then flash a
> message at the end of the port install mentioning that the docs are
> browsable via a local browser or by linking to that directory from
> perhaps /usr/local/www/data. That would all people to link in a page or
> directory which would provide access to all javadoc info.
>
> Another thing I have read talked about is where the jars could go on
> simple things like helper classes. I like the idea of helper classes
> getting installed in something like /usr/local/java/libs or jars. Then
> we could provide a script like the glib12-config and gtk12-config only
> for the classpath.
>
> It would be handy to be able to set your classpath with all those
> special helper classes just by typing:
>
> export CLASSPATH=`java-config`
>
> Chau!
> Jesse
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Ernst de Haan
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