From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Oct 1 19:39:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA15923 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 19:39:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@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 TAA15918 for ; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 19:39:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chuckr@mat.net) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost) by picnic.mat.net (8.9.1/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA03016; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 22:38:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 22:38:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey To: Joe Shevland cc: FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java In-Reply-To: <361432B8.CDAD82A6@TurnAround.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Joe Shevland wrote: > Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > I suddenly need java for a school project (I need jdbc). I see the port > > of 1.1.6, and I'm currently installing it, but the 3 other members of my > > project are all going to be using 1.1.7. Will I notice much difference? > > No, 1.1.7 only has (among other things) an updated JIT (just in time > compiler) and bugfixes. > > > Is there any real chance that 1.1.7 might be something that will come > > soon? Is there anything I need to install beyond lang/jdk to make it > > work here on FreeBSD? > > Your DISPLAY env variable if using X, and a few other bits and pieces. > Give me a holler once you've installed the port and go from there if you > like. I'm familiar with X, just not java. It's installed ... do you have a sample app I could try to demonstrate that it works? If not, that's ok, I have to learn how to pop open windows and stuff like that soon anyhow. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- 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-hackers" in the body of the message