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Date:      Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:03:52 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>
Cc:        freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Can not install JDK1.2.2 from ports
Message-ID:  <3D8E4C58.7000108@potentialtech.com>
References:  <3D8E36A6.6090207@potentialtech.com> <20020923080949.A84942@misty.eyesbeyond.com>

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Greg Lewis wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2002 at 05:31:18PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote:
> 
>>This is a new list for me, hopefully this question is on-topic.
>>
>>I'm trying to install postgresql-jdbc from ports, and the dependency
>>that I'm failing on is the jdk 1.2.2.
>>I understand the message, that Sun want me to register and agree to
>>their license prior to downloading from them.  But I can't find the
>>required source file anywhere!  I registered.
>>Am I reading this wrong?: jdk1_2_2-src.tar.gz
>>I searched Sun's site and could find no reference to this particular
>>file.  The download section didn't list it anywhere.  Obviously, it's
>>not available from anyone but Sun, which I wouldn't mind except that
>>I can't figure out where to get it from Sun.
>>Any help on this is appreciated.  Am I missing something here that
>>should have been obvious?  Everything I'm reading tells me that I
>>should download this file from Sun to get things rolling, yet I can't
>>seem to find it on Sun's site.
> 
> 
> Its at http://www.sun.com/software/java2/download.html just as the port
> says.  I'm certainly not having any problem downloading it.

I see it now.
The first "download" link is for Linux binaries,
while the second one is for the source.
While I can't deny that I was being a little stupid,
Sun could easily make it a little easier to understand.

Thanks for setting me straight.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com


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