From owner-freebsd-java Tue Dec 22 10:08:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA25104 for freebsd-java-outgoing; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 10:08:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from flood.ping.uio.no (flood.ping.uio.no [129.240.78.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA25098 for ; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 10:08:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from des@flood.ping.uio.no) Received: (from des@localhost) by flood.ping.uio.no (8.9.1/8.9.1) id TAA45333; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 19:08:09 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from des) To: Nate Williams Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav , freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: JDK1.1.7.V98-12-21 released References: <199812220541.WAA04451@mt.sri.com> <199812221535.IAA06007@mt.sri.com> <199812221607.JAA06153@mt.sri.com> From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav Date: 22 Dec 1998 19:08:08 +0100 In-Reply-To: Nate Williams's message of "Tue, 22 Dec 1998 09:07:04 -0700" Message-ID: Lines: 17 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.5/Emacs 19.34 Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Nate Williams writes: > > > > 1) install the source code under ${PREFIX}/jdk1.1.7/src instead of > > > > leaving it packed > > > This is how Sun distributes it. The sources are (IMO) not much good to > > > have around, especially unpacked. It would also make the distribution > > > *much* bigger. > > No it wouldn't. The sources are already there. It would only add one > > line to the Makefile (and a dependency on unzip). > Sure it would. Each file takes up a minimum of 4K, and since there are > so many of them 'bundling' them together is better than not. Ah. It doesn't make the *distribution* bigger, it makes the *installed port* bigger. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message