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From: Coert Waagmeester <lgroups@waagmeester.co.za>
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On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 23:33 +0200, Polytropon wrote:
> On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:00:08 +0200, Coert Waagmeester <lgroups@waagmeester.co.za> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > What is the best way to install eclipse on FreeBSD 7.2?
> > 
> > On Linux I installed java, and downloaded the newest eclipse.
> 
> On FreeBSD, you don't need to download things manually via a web
> browser in this old fashioned way. :-)
> 
> Have a look at FreeBSD's ports collection. You'll find java/eclipse
> as well as many additions to this IDE. You can of course use
> the pkg_add -r command to install them, or your favourite port
> management program (portmaster, portinstall etc.), or use the
> "plain" method of "make install".
> 
> There are different versions of Java availabe on FreeBSD. You
> can choose between Sun's JDK and the Diablo JDK, and there are
> some others.
> 
> Sadly, I can't provide much more information because I have up
> using Java and Eclipse many years ago. :-(
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
I tried it via the ports, but this error keeps popping up:
Missing pkg-descr for patch-2.5.9.

And I do not know if it is important enough, but I want to use Eclipse
3.5

At the moment I am installing ports/java/jdk16

And then I'll try to use the download of eclipse 3.5


Thank you so far,
Coert