From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 3 23:40:10 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: java@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 289E51065675 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 2010 23:40:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18EC78FC12 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 2010 23:40:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oA3Ne9OA051821 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 2010 23:40:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id oA3Ne9o9051820; Wed, 3 Nov 2010 23:40:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 23:40:09 GMT Message-Id: <201011032340.oA3Ne9o9051820@freefall.freebsd.org> To: java@FreeBSD.org From: Jung-uk Kim Cc: Subject: Re: ports/151923: [patch] java/openjdk6: free and native openjdk bootstrap X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Jung-uk Kim List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:40:10 -0000 The following reply was made to PR ports/151923; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Jung-uk Kim To: David DEMELIER Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org, freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/151923: [patch] java/openjdk6: free and native openjdk bootstrap Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:34:16 -0400 On Wednesday 03 November 2010 06:43 pm, David DEMELIER wrote: > I made this like pkgsrc does, pkg_add -r openjdk6 pulls some > dependencies, I agree with you pkg_add'ing the prebuilt package is > possible but some people don't like this. If you are building it, you will need the dependencies sooner or later anyway. I don't see your point. :-/ > If you run -current or -stable packages could be outdated too, here > using a bootstrap will build depends from ports and openjdk from > ports without any binaries and without any non-free binaries. What made you think that your bootstrap binaries won't be outdated? In fact, I cannot shake the feeling that it may rot even faster than prebuilt packages. Jung-uk Kim