From owner-freebsd-java Fri May 25 7: 0:21 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from ntua.gr (achilles.noc.ntua.gr [147.102.222.210]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 424BE37B424 for ; Fri, 25 May 2001 07:00:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from past@netmode.ntua.gr) Received: from netmode.ntua.gr (dolly.netmode.ece.ntua.gr [147.102.13.10]) by ntua.gr (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f4PE0FR13447; Fri, 25 May 2001 17:00:15 +0300 (EET DST) Received: (from past@localhost) by netmode.ntua.gr (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f4PEH5F75626; Fri, 25 May 2001 17:17:05 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from past) Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 17:17:05 +0300 From: Panagiotis Astithas To: Peter Choe Cc: java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't install jdk12-beta from ports Message-ID: <20010525171704.B74289@netmode.ece.ntua.gr> Reply-To: past@netmode.ntua.gr References: <3B0D318A.12190D4A@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <3B0D318A.12190D4A@mindspring.com>; from choepete@mindspring.com on Thu, May 24, 2001 at 12:06:34PM -0400 X-Organizational-Unit: Network Management and Optimal Design Laboratory X-Organization: National Technical University of Athens, GREECE X-Work-Phone: +30-1-772-1-450 X-Work-FAX: +30-1-772-1-452 Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 12:06:34PM -0400, Peter Choe wrote: > i am trying to install jdk12-beta from the ports but when i do make i > get the following error: > > Your ALT_BOOTDIR environment variable does not point > to a valid JDK for bootstrapping this build. > A JDK1.2 or 1.2.x build must be bootstrapped against > a 1.2-v (or later) build. Please update your ALT-BOOTDIR > settin, or just unset it, and try again. It has been a while, but when I tried to install jdk1.2.2 from ports I got an error, because I had already set JAVA_HOME. Try unsetting all the possibly relevant environment variables (JAVA_HOME, JAVA_COMPILER, ALT_BOOTDIR, etc.) and trying again. -past To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message