Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:17:36 +0100 From: Alex Huth <a.huth@tmr.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Eclipse & Java 1.5 Message-ID: <20091103131736.GA92201@borusse.borussiapark> In-Reply-To: <4AEF44D0.2060600@telenix.org> References: <20091102153740.GD12766@borusse.borussiapark> <4AEF44D0.2060600@telenix.org>
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* Chuck Robey schrieb: > Alex Huth wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I want to change my laptop system from Debian to FreeBSD. After installing 8.0 > > RC2 in a virtual machine i have tried to install eclipse and changed the Java > > version in the makefile to 1.5, but it still want to install the 1.6 jdk. > > > > I need the 1.5 version for several reasons, for example VPN account. > > > > This surprises me a bit, as I'd understood that the differences between 1.5 and > 1.6 were strictly limited to bugfixes, and changed the interface not at all. > Reason that this might make some difference to you is that, at least for me > (using FreeBSD-current) the jdk16 port and eclipse, from ports, are absolutely > rock stable. > > Do you really have some reports saying that jdk16 doesn't work in your situation? > Yes, for example access over Juniper Netscreen VPN requires flash and java 1.5. Alex
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