Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 15:35:46 +0100 (BST) From: Martin Hopkins <martin.hopkins@insignia.com> To: behanna@zbzoom.net Cc: FreeBSD-Stable <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Java v1.3 JDK/JRE for FreeBSD v4.x Message-ID: <14784.57922.612692.949082@luggage.isltd.insignia.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009131227430.29026-100000@acs-24-154-28-99.zoominternet.net> References: <200009130045.SAA25992@nomad.yogotech.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009131227430.29026-100000@acs-24-154-28-99.zoominternet.net>
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>>>>> "Chris" == Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> writes:
Chris> On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Nate Williams wrote:
>> > In dealing with the Netscape issue, I was reminded of the latest Java
>> > implementation on v1.3 of the JDK/JRE. Has there been effort to
>> > add Java JDK/JRE v1.3 to -current or possible -STABLE?!?
>>
>> Because Java is not open-source, it will never become a default part of
>> the FreeBSD OS.
>>
>> An external port of JDK1.2.2 is in the works, to be followed by a JDK1.3
>> release. Followups to freebsd-java.
Chris> Just FYI (and I won't continue in this forum), but I've
Chris> semi-successfully gotten IBM JDK 1.3.0 for Linux to run on FreeBSD
Chris> 4.1-STABLE. I've had no luck at all with Sun's version, which is
Chris> pretty much hard-wired to run on RedHat, period. It won't even run on
Chris> Slackware.
Are you refering to Sun's jdk-1.3-RC1. If so I downloaded the sh
archive last night and it seems to run on 4.1-STABLE (very limited
testing).. I do get a "cannot uninstall alt signal stack warning" on
exit. The only thing I've changed is
--- bin/.java_wrapper~ Mon Aug 28 08:36:50 2000
+++ bin/.java_wrapper Wed Sep 13 19:35:08 2000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/compat/linux/bin/sh
#
# @(#)java_wrapper_linux.sh 1.8 00/05/19
Are you refering to the RPM distribution?
Martin
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