From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 1 04:01:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4764716A4CE for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 04:01:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.tiadon.com (SMTP.tiadon.com [69.27.132.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0387F43D45 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 04:01:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from [69.27.131.0] ([69.27.131.0]) by ns1.tiadon.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:58:34 -0600 Message-ID: <41AD4233.9090309@daleco.biz> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:01:55 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20041023 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: luis References: <41AD0BDE.7090207@satx.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <41AD0BDE.7090207@satx.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Dec 2004 03:58:35.0043 (UTC) FILETIME=[07C27730:01C4D75A] cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Java port X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 04:01:40 -0000 luis wrote: > I have searched the net with google, the mailing list, with no luck. > I have also checked the man pages and the on line handbook. Here > is my problem: I'm trying to install java14 via the ports system. So > far, > I have installed many ports in my 5.3 system all with no problems. > What happens in trying to install is that I get the error message > "printf: missing format character", jdk-1.4.2p6_6 is*** Error code 1. > I had previously downloaded the j2sdk-1_4_2-mozilla_headers-unix.zip > into the /usr/ports/distfiles directory. Please let me know what other > piece of information is needed to solve this problem or to whom could > I direct this question. Thanks. Luis > _______________________________________________ A stock answer when something like this happens with *most* ports is "re-cvsup and try again" .... Assuming you've tried that (it may be a new experience, or somehow made complicated by circumstances), I would recommend two more avenues: the freebsd-questions@ list, and the freebsd-java@ mailling list archives. Of course, you mention searching the "mailing list"; did you try freebsd-java@freebsd.org or only the freebsd-questions archive? The java list has a page at: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java Now, the list charter specifies that it is a "specialized" list, meant for "development of significant Java applications" and "porting and maintenance of JDK's" ... so, you probably shouldn't just barge in and ask right away, but it might, just *might*, be acceptable to ask, real gently, after perusing their archives and trying whatever else. Don't pester them too much. A quick perusal doesn't show any recent crucifixions, though .... HTH, Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.