From owner-freebsd-ports Wed Dec 30 04:22:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA10057 for freebsd-ports-outgoing; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 04:22:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-ports@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 EAA10047; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 04:22:43 -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 HAA57969; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 07:20:53 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 07:20:53 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey To: Nate Williams cc: Palle Girgensohn , freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Porting java stuff? Proposal? In-Reply-To: <199812300555.WAA03264@mt.sri.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Nate Williams wrote: > > Sorry for the cross post, but I think it's needed here, since many > > people don't seem to follow both ports and java lists. > > > > Short version: > > > > I propose that there should be a directory where FreeBSD ports can put > > java library files (aka .jar files). My suggestion is > > $PREFIX/share/java/lib. > > Sounds good, but.... My own personal nomination is to give it a top level hierarchy, at /usr/local/java. Each new port would get installed at something like /usr/local/jdk1.1....(whatever) and I could softlink that to /usr/local/java. Since I want to be able to move forwards and backwords in different jdk revisions (to run neat applications like DocWiz, that only use Swing 1.0.3), this would allow moving a lot easier than having a fractured java. It would also allow one to export java directories any way you want them, and allow for easier installation of 3rd party apps, that make assumptions about the file hierarchy. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- 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-ports" in the body of the message