From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 2 22:05:46 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D6D816A53D for ; Thu, 2 Nov 2006 22:05:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tech@nano.net) Received: from mail.smallweb.com (mail.smallweb.com [216.85.125.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7486843D88 for ; Thu, 2 Nov 2006 22:04:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tech@nano.net) Received: from Sixpence.mail.smallweb.com (sixpence.nano.net [216.85.125.9]) by mail.smallweb.com (Rockliffe SMTPRA 5.3.11) with ESMTP id ; Thu, 2 Nov 2006 15:13:58 -0700 Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.2.20061102150128.034ecde0@nano.net> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:04:49 -0700 To: Brooks Davis From: tech@nano.net In-Reply-To: <20061102215112.GC74928@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <6.2.0.14.2.20061102143341.034e71b0@nano.net> <20061102215112.GC74928@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Java X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:05:46 -0000 Thanks. I didn't realize the situation was this bad. I've got a java app from a vendor that I wanted to try running from a command line, I'm running it on an xp box and it's not doing well. So I thought I'd try a more stable and speedy UNIX platform. Nevermind!!!!! At 02:51 PM 11/2/2006, Brooks Davis wrote: >On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 02:37:31PM -0700, tech@nano.net wrote: > > > > I need a jre to run a java app. The "jre" in the ports collection in the > > java directory is broken, I also tried grabbing it manually and it's still > > broken. I tried diablo, and that was a dead end too. Can I run java > apps on > > FreeBSD? Any recommendations? I need something quick and easy as this is a > > test, this is only a test. And I've wasted a lot of time on it already..... > >The package from the FreeBSD Foundation at: > >http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/downloads/java.shtml > >works for many people. If it doesn't work for you, you'll need to >provide a lot more infomration if you want help. At an absolute minimum >you'll need to provide your OS version, architecture, the version of >these packages/ports you are trying to install, and the errors you are >seeing. > >-- Brooks