Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:07:42 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Mark Haney <haney01@email.franklin.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux JDK 1.3 necessary to compile JDK 1.3.1 source from Sun? Message-ID: <20021007220742.GA44527@grimoire.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <3da1f074.5228.0@email.franklin.edu> References: <3da1f074.5228.0@email.franklin.edu>
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On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 04:37:08PM -0400, Mark Haney wrote:
[...]
> Why is it necessary to install the Linux JDK before building the JDK from source
> and the patchset?
Because Sun's build procedure requires a valid bootstrap SDK to build
an SDK.
> Can I just use the Linux JDK?
Yup.
> Can I build from source and the patchset without first installing the Linux
> version?
Nope. However, once you've installled the native version, you can
delete the Linux version. The native version can also be used to
bootstrap any in-version upgrades.
Cheers.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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