From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 16 02:10:41 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDCD7106566B for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 02:10:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (gerbercreations.com [71.39.140.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BA1C8FC14 for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 02:10:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.1/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m4G2Ae5N037387; Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.1/8.13.3/Submit) id m4G2AdZm037386; Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:39 -0700 From: Greg Lewis To: Michiel Detailleur Message-ID: <20080516021039.GA37367@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: JDK16 X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:10:41 -0000 G'day Michiel, On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:12:13AM +0200, Michiel Detailleur wrote: > Dear FreeBSD Java Project developer(s), > > I'm mailing you to ask about the status of version 1.6 of the Java JDK > in FreeBSD. More in particular the java/jdk16 port. I find this a very > useful port and I'm really happy that it makes the latest Java JDK so > easily available. > > However, the JDK16 version in the port is still on Update3, while Sun > has already released Update6. This latest updates contain numerous > important bugfixes and feature additions, one of which is of > particular interest to us (us would be 'Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen', > a Belgian/Flemish scouting organisation). It would of course be very > nice if we could get these latest updates (though just Update4 would > already be sufficient for us) via the ports system. > > Would you be so kind to shed some light on a possible planning or > current progress for updating this port? Mind you, I'm not asking you > to 'update or fix this at once!', I'm totally aware that this is a > voluntary project. I'm just asking if there are any plans for updating > so we can adjust our plans if necessary. > > With kind regards, > > Michiel > > PS: I have already sent a similar email to the official port > maintainer at glewis@freebsd.org from a different email address. I'm > sorry if this email ends up at your address again. I do not want to > appear rude or impatient, I just want to make sure this email is in > fact received by the right person. I sent a reply to that email, did you not get it? If so I can resend. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org