From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 3 02:27:15 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 2F6DD16A47B for ; Fri, 3 Nov 2006 02:27:15 +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 07A0E43D69 for ; Fri, 3 Nov 2006 02:27:11 +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 for ; Thu, 2 Nov 2006 19:36:13 -0700 Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.2.20061102192644.034ef110@nano.net> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:27:04 -0700 To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org From: tech@nano.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed 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: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:27:15 -0000 I never said it was broken, just that the jre in the ports collection was. It seems to be looking for something other than itself when you attempt a make. Under the circumstances it seems it should be removed? http://cvsweb.freebsd.org/ports/java/jre/jre.tar.gz?tarball=1 Thanks again, but Brooks was very helpful and understanding, and his link to the java page cleared it all up for me. I'm good now.....really.....I'm just fine now.....honest...... At 03:48 PM 11/2/2006, Kris Kennaway wrote: >On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 03:04:49PM -0700, tech@nano.net wrote: > > > > > > > > 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!!!!! > >I guess you didn't bother to understand the previous reply. > >Java on FreeBSD is not broken, you are :) > > > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >